The Capital City State Trail is the link around and through Madison between the Military Ridge State Trail and, eventually, the Glacial Drumlin State Trail. Nine miles of the trail go through the scenic Capital Springs State Recreation Area(Dane County E-way) south of Madison between Verona Road and Industrial Drive near Nob Hill.

In the City of Madison, the trail follows seven miles of city bikeways from Industrial Drive near Nob Hill, under the Beltline Highway, along John Nolen Drive, past the Monona Terrace Convention Center downtown and through the east side of Madison.