Milwaukee paths for long run

Best place I know of is the Sugar River Trail which begins in Brodhead and ends in New Glarus. It's 23 miles beginning to end, crushed gravel, very flat and accuurate mileage markers. Scenery is not bad either. The only thing is that it's a couple hour drive from Milwaukee.

never have heard of that but the oak trail or the parkways would be an option- dont know any particular routes for 24 miles but you could make it work. there is also a trail that runs out from greenfield park- may not b long enough though- not sure

Dude, it is Milwaukee.

Sit down, grab a beer and get fat.

i was just out in waukesha and found the lake country trail which goes under power lines and is also crushed stone. i'm not sure how long it is but its at least 4miles long cause i did an out and back on it....

Some years ago I was in Brookfield, WI (west of Milwaukee) and stumbled across a crushed limestone path that headed west (and went on forever/straight as a dye). It was less than 1 mile south of I94 (the main highway between Milwaukee & Madison???).

What is that?

Please excuse any errors.

silly old fossil wrote:

Some years ago I was in Brookfield, WI (west of Milwaukee) and stumbled across a crushed limestone path that headed west (and went on forever/straight as a dye). It was less than 1 mile south of I94 (the main highway between Milwaukee & Madison???).

What is that?

Please excuse any errors.

Probably the Glacial Drumlin trail. It runs from outside of Madison to Waukesha area.

Another possibility is the bugline trail in Menomonee Falls. It's 12.2 miles & is flat, crushed limestone.

There is a paved path that is flat starting at Greenfield Park (near 124th St) that heads straight west and ends in Waukesha. It's about 6.7 miles and ends on 164. You could try an out and back or incorporate it into a loop. I used that path as part of my 20 miler.

If you want to run on trails, I would suggest going to Minooka Park which is in Waukesha. The trails are gentle, rolling, and a mix of mulch and grass. You cross asphalt roads once in a while. If you are stuck in Milwaukee, try running the lakefront, but don't go to far north, as safety issues start to factor in. If you can go south, head to UW Parkside in Racine. They host the Footlocker nationals on their course. If you want a flat, straight concrete area to run, start at 60th and Bluemound Roads in Wauwatosa and run west to Kopps on Brookfield Road and Bluemound in Brookfield, then turn around and loop back. Try googling Performance Running, they are a shoe store (I am not affliated with them but I bought shoes there) and know of some great runs. Also google Wisconsin Striders and they might be able to help. Good Luck.

You have several good options:

First, you can run on the Menomonee River Parkway (in Wauwatosa, a couple miles from downtown). This is a bike path in some parts and grass in others. There are also some nice trails there (near Hoyt Park). You can connect this to Little Menomonee River Parkway or to Underwood Parkway (off of Swan). The Badgerland Striders have marked 26 miles along Menomonee, starting around North Ave.

Another option is Root River Parkway, which you can get onto from Greenfield Park (obviously in Greenfield, slightly south and west of the city). You can also run in Greenfield (including some trails), Underwood Parkway (just North), or the New Berlin trail (a bike path that goes a long ways west).

You might run on the Lakefront, but you run out of bike path kind of quickly. But, you can connect to Estabrook Park from the Lakefront, which is a nice bike path, that eventually turns into a parkway. Estabrook Park also connects with some nice trails along the river.

Another option is running in Cudahy (a few miles south of Milwaukee). There is a nice bike path that starts around South Shore Park and goes to Grant Park, where it will connect with the Oak Leaf Trail.

I wouldn't go to Minooka if you are looking for a flat run, because it is actually quite hilly unless you are used to that.

If you need to know where these parks are, type them into google, or check out gmap-pedometer.com

I hope that helps!

Ozaukee Interurban Trail

Starts in Brown Deer and you can run N. all the way past Port Washington. Super flat and shaded. Great trail to run on.

thanks for the all the replys, the ozaukee interurban trail looks great. Would the traffic with cross roads be a problem on a sunday morning?