Lake shore route

From the Milwaukee Art Museum, start on the bike trail that runs on the west side of Lincoln Memorial Drive. This trail follows a former railroad right of way that has become part of Milwaukee County's Oak Leaf Trail system. (For a map of the Oak Leaf Trail, take this link.) When the Oak Leaf Trail turns left into Estabrook Park, continue north on the former right of way until the trail ends. Then proceed north on Santa Monica Boulevard through Whitefish Bay and Fox Point. Just after Santa Monica becomes Indian Creek Parkway and turns west, turn north on Regent Rd. Just before the railroad crossing, turn northwest on Santa Monica, then west on Fairy Chasm Rd, and north on Port Washington Rd (be careful: heavy traffic, no shoulder).

An alternative to the route described above is to take Lake Drive in Milwaukee County. This route more closely follows the lake shore but at the cost of possible heavy traffic on Lake Drive. However, Lake Drive is heavily used by bikes. Start by taking the bike trail that runs north on the lake (east) side of the Milwaukee Art Museum. Follow this trail on the east side of Lincoln Memorial Drive until it climbs the bluff and stops just short of the intersection with Lake Drive. Follow Lake Drive (Highway 32) north through Shorewood, Whitefish Bay, Fox Point, and into Bayside. Turn left on Fairy Chasm Rd. and north on Port Washington Rd, joining the first route.

In Ozaukee County, follow this sequence: west on Zedlar Rd, north on Lake Shore Drive, east on Mequon Rd, north on Lake Shore Drive, west on Highland, north on Lake Shore, east on Bonniwell, north on Lake Shore, east on Pioneer, east on Lake Shore, east on Lakefield, north on Lake Shore Rd, north on County C which becomes Division in Pt. Washington. Turn east on Chestnut and north on Washington, joining the Interurban Trail route.

Interurban Trail route.

This route starts the same as the version of the Lake Shore Route described in the first paragraph. However, shortly after the bridge over Capitol Drive, take a left into Estabrook Park (at the television transmission tower). Follow the Oak Leaf Trail (shown in red on the map to the left) north through this park and along the Milwaukee River.

Where the the Oak Leaf trail turns right onto Green Tree Rd., instead turn west (left) to Green Bay Rd. Take Green Bay Rd. north until there is a road entering Brown Deer Park on the left. Take this left and then immediately turn right onto the park loop road. Follow this road towards the west side of the park, where a paved bike trail branches to the right. This is the southern terminous of the Brown Deer bike trail.

Follow the Brown Deer bike trail north to the county line where it becomes the paved Ozaukee County Interurban Trail, which runs the length of Ozaukee County, with a few well-marked on-street sections. (For a map of the trail, see here or here.) This trail passes through Port Washington and into Sheboygan County, becoming the Sheboygan Interurban Trail.

Milwaukee River Route

This route runs between the routes described above, often along the Milwaukee River. From Milwaukee, it follows the same route as the Interurban Trail Route described above until it gets to Green Tree Rd, where it turns right (the offical route of the Oak Leaf Trail). After crossing the Milwaukee River it turns left on N River Rd. When N River Rd ends at Dean Rd take a left until Dean ends at Range Line Rd. Go north (right) on Range Line (the Oak Leaf goes left) and then a left on West Green Brook Rd until it ends at N Upper River Rd. Follow this road north until the county line, where it jogs left and continues north as N River Rd. Then go west (left) on Mequon Rd until it crosses the river and intersects the Interurban Trail. (Mequon Rd can be busy and has no shoulders; you may use its sidewalk, considered a multi-use trail.)

From the trail, turn right on Buntrock Rd, which becomes Green Bay Rd. Green Bay Rd winds north until it re-encounters the Interurban Trail north of Grafton.

Downtown Sheboygan

This map shows the route along the Sheboygan lake front. There is also a connector to the Old Plank Road Trail, which runs along highway 23 to Greenbush.

Algoma to Sturgeon Bay

From downtown Algoma follow county S to the Ahnapee Trail. Take the right fork to Sturgeon Bay. In Sturgeon Bay, cross the old bridge into downtown.

Sturgeon Bay to Egg Harbor and Fish Creek

In Sturgeon Bay, turn northwest onto 3rd Street, which becomes county B. County B follows the strip of land between Green Bay and the bluff, until it intersects coutnty G. Continue north on County G to Egg Harbor.

In Egg Harbor, go left one block to the dock and White Cliff Road. Follow White Cliff Road north until it ends at Juddville Rd. Go east on Juddville, north on Highway 42 (wide shoulder), west on Peninsula Players Rd., and north along Green Bay to Fish Creek.