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August 2026

An A-Z visitors guide to Milwaukee Wisconsin. Sponsored by Key Magazine Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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keymilwaukee.com 37 Lincoln Park, Kletzsch Park and on to Brown Deer Park. The Zip Line Estabrook Park - Brown Deer Park, approximately 6 miles Brown Deer Park - Kohl Park, approximately 3 miles This section of trail branches off of the Milwaukee River Line and provides a direct, traffic-free con- nection from Estabrook Park to Brown Deer Park by following an old rail line. The line is named for bicycling advocate Harold "Zip" Morgan, who first conceived and laid out a 64-mile trail in 1939. Lake Loop and Whitnall Loop Lake Loop, approximately 8 miles Whitnall Loop, approximately 3.5 miles The Lake Loop branches off of the Milwaukee River line to take trail users along the Lake Michigan shoreline and through the historic Lake Park. The Whit- nall Loop branches off of the Root River Line for a scenic ride through Whitnall Park. Bradley and Drexel Connector Bradley Connector, approximately 3.3 miles Drexel Connector, approximately 4.5 miles Bradley Avenue in the north and Drexel Avenue in the south provide east-west connections between trail lines. Por- tions of these connectors are on-street, with traffic. RESOURCES Oak Leaf Trail: See map on p. 31 and https://county.milwaukee.gov/EN/ Parks/Explore/Trails/Oak-Leaf-Trail Interurban Trail: interurbantrail.us Hank Aaron State Trail hankaaronstatetrail.org THE OZAUKEE INTERURBAN TRAIL EXTEND YOUR ADVENTURE To the north of the Oak Leaf Trail is a 30-mile paved trail that spans the length of Ozaukee County. On the south end, the trail ends at the start of the Brown Deer Recreational Trail where riders can tap into the Oak Leaf Trail. The trail route connects historic downtowns with natural landscapes. The route is based on the Interurban railway that linked Milwaukee and surrounding communities from 1905 to 1951. During the 1920s and '30s, the line transported African-American blues musicians to the recording studios in Grafton for the Paramount Records label.

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