Wisconsin Bikeway West

These are cue sheets showing the route of the Wisconsin Bikeway from Kenosha, Racine, and Milwaukee to La Crosse.

MILWAUKEE (WHITNALL PARK) TO MUKWONAGO

Street Name

North Cape and Forest Home can be quite busy with no shoulders. There several alternative ways to get from areas in Milwaukee County to Woods Rd and the start of the Wisconsin Bikeway:

1. If taking the southern leg of the Oak Leaf Trail from the east, continue west on Drexel Ave when the Oak Leaf Trail turns north on 64th St. At the crossing with Hwy 45 continue straight on Church St. Go right on St. Martin's Rd and left on Swiss St. At the end of Swiss, turn right on the Franklin Trail. Take the left trail branch and continue west into Waukesha County where it becomes the Muskego Trail until the junction with Wood Rd.

2. If coming from more northerly parts of the county, take Grange west and 116th south to Wood Rd.

3. From Whitnall Park, go south on 92nd St, west on Rawson Rd, and south on the Franklin Trail.

Begin at Whitnall Park (on Milwaukee 76 bike route)

Whitnall Park Drive-- R at:

108th St -- L at.

Cty OO 2 miles -- R at:

North Cape Rd (Cty J) about 2 blocks -- R at:

Woods Rd -- L at:

Cty Y (Racine Ave) -- R at:

Henneberry Dr -- S at:

Traffic on Cty J and Cty ES in the next section can be quite heavy. A quieter route may to turn right from Fox St onto Pearl just after crossing the railroad tracks when entering Mukwonago. After crossing Hwy 83 Pearl becomes Cty LO. Turn left onto Eagle Rd and then right on Bluff Rd.

Henneberry Ave -- R at:

Cty F (Big Bend Dr) -- S at:

Clark St (Cty F) -- L at:

Edgewood Ave -- L at:

National Ave turns into Fox St -- L at:

Main St (Cty ES, Hwy 15)

RACINE (SCHOOP PARK) TO MUKWONAGO

Street Name

Begin at Schoop Park

See our Milwaukee-Chicago route dscription for alternate routes from Racine to Seven Mile Rd.

Lighthouse Dr (northbound) -- L at:

4 Mile Rd -- R at:

Charles St -- L at:

4 Mile Rd -- R at:

Middle St -- L at:

6 Mile Rd -- R at:

Michna Rd -- L at.

Seven Mile Rd (continue past Cty U, disregard Racine Bikeway signs) -- S at:

Cty G (Seven Mile Rd turns into Cty G) -- L at:

Loomis Rd cross Hwy 36 -- S at:

Where Loomis Rd turns left or south (go 200 ft) -- R at:

Cty Y (Racine Ave) -- L at:

Henneberry Dr -- S at:

Henneberry Ave -- R at:

Cty F (Big Bend Dr) -- S at:

Clark St (Cty F) -- L at:

Edgewood Ave -- L at:

National Ave turns into Fox St -- L at:

Main St (Cty ES, Hwy 15)

MUKWONAGO TO MILTON

Street Name

Cty J--R at:

Bluff Rd at junction of Cty N (also Nature Rd, Eagle Rd) -- L at:

Bluff Rd first town road to the left -- S at:

Cty H -- S at:

Main St, at Whitewater city limits across RR tracks-- L at:

Franklin St (Hwy 59 & 89) -- R at:

Janesville St (Hwy 59 & 89) -- R at

Cty N (Walworth St) -- L at:

Serns Rd -- R at:

John Paul Rd -- R at:

Cty M & Hwy 59 (North and South Sections join here)

KENOSHA TO GENOA CITY

Street Name

These columns described the southern route from Kenosha. These are followed by the route from Racine and Milwaukee.

Begin at Washington Park and National Bicycle Track in Kenosha -- L at:

22nd Ave -- R at:

45th St -- L at:

30th Ave -- R at:

60th St (Cty K) -- L at:

Cty HH--R at:

Cty C (Wilmot Rd) follow C through Wilmot on 113th St & Fox River Rd -- R at:

Cty KD -- L at:

Cty F (Bassett Rd) through Bassett -- L at:

Cty 0 (368th Ave) -- R at:

Cty Z (Holy Hill Rd) -- L at:

Cty P (388th Ave) -- R at:

Richmond Rd (Cty P & 0) -- R at:

Cty 0 turns into Cty B at Walworth Cty line -- L at:

Cty B into Genoa City -- R at:

Franklin St -- L at:

Freeman St (Cty H) -- R at:

Main St turns into Cty B

GENOA CITY TO MILTON

Street Name

Cty B--S at:

Cobblestone Rd (Cty B turns R) -- L at:

Devil's Lane Rd -- R at:

Ridge Rd -- L at:

Kenosha St (crossing US 14) turns into Beloit St turns into Beloit Rd turns into Town Hall Rd -- R at:

Cty K -- S at:

Lawson School Rd at junction of Hwy 15 -- L at:

Hwy 11, ½ mile-- R at:

Pounder Rd -- L at:

Cty M – L at:

D & R Town Line Rd -- R at:

Cty M to Milton & Milton Junction

Note: North Section of bikeway joins at Milton

MILTON TO EVANSVILLE

Street Name

Cty M & Hwy 59 -- S at:

Cty M -- R at:

Applewood Rd (just before US 51),1/2 mile-- L at:

Hurd Rd -- S at:

Cty M (at junction of Hwy 51) through Indianford & Fulton-- R at:

US 14 into Evansville (caution heavy traffic) -- S at:

Main St.

EVANSVILLE TO NEW GLARUS

Street Name

Main St-- R at:

N Fourth St (Cty C) -- L at:

Cty E -- R at:

Hwy 59 about 30 yards to junction of Sugar River Trail -- R at.

Note: Sugar River Trail also runs south (left) to Brodhead

Exit s-R Trail at New Glarus -- L at:

Kubly St, cross Hwy 69 -- R at:

Ruetl St, 1 block – L at:

Diesbach St,1 block -- R at:

Cty 0

Note: From the Saturday nearest Oct. 27 through Jan. 31 the S-R Trail is closed to bicycling from New Glarus to Albany. Adjacent local low volume roads are available as an alternate route.

NEW GLARUS TO BLUE MOUNDS

Street Name

Cty 0 turns into Cty G at Dane Cty line -- L at:

Cty A at fork in road -- R at:

At Blue Mounds, the bikeway crosses the Military Ridge State Trail. To the west, this trail runs to Dodgeville; to the east to Madison.

Hwy 78 through Daleyville -- L at:

CtyZ--S at:

CtyF--L at:

US Hwy 18 & 151, 1 block (caution heavy traffic)

BLUE MOUNDS TO PRAIRIE DU SAC

Street Name

US Hwy 18 & 151-- R at:

Cty F, 1 block follow F to the right under RR trestle -- L at:

Cty F at crest of hill -- L at:

Cty KP -- L at:

US Hwy 14, 1/2 mile into Mazomanie (caution heavy traffic) -- R at:

Cty Y -- L at:

Hwy 78 -- L at:

US Hwy 12 across bridge into Sauk City (caution heavy traffic) -- R at:

Hwy 78 & 60 to Prairie du Sac where bikeway divides into North and South Sections

PRAIRIE DU SAC TO REEDSBURG (original route)

Between Reedsburg and Prairie du Sac, the bikeway splits. The original route went east from Prairie du Sac and then north to Reedsburg across the Baraboo Hills. The northern route crossed the Wisconsin River twice, once by bridge and once on the Merrimack ferry. It went through Devil's Lake State Park and Baraboo. Our Winona-Milwaukee bicycle route follows the northern route.

Street Name

Hwy 78 & 60 to Prairie du Sac-- L at:

Cty PF -- S at:

Cty D -- R at:

Cty W rejoins North Section at junction Cty DD -- L at:

Cty DD (River Rd in Rock Springs) turns into Hwy 136 -- R at:

Chapel Rd -- L at:

Hwy 33, 1/4 mile-- R at:

Pine St -- L at:

E. Reedsburg Rd turns into 8th St in Reedsburg

PRAIRIE DU SAC TO REEDSBURG (northern route)

Street Name

Hwy 78 & 60 to Prairie du Sac-- R at:

Hwy 60 across bridge -- L at:

Hwy 188 -- L at:

Hwy 113 cross Wis. River on free ferry-- L at:

Hwy 113 & 78 -- R at:

Baraboo St 2 blocks -- L at:

Cemetery Rd turns into Marsh Rd -- L at:

Parfrey's Glen Rd (Cty D) -- R at:

Hwy 113, 1/4 mile -- L at:

South Shore Rd through Devils Lake State Park - R at:

Park Rd (Southshore Rd) -- S at:

Hwy 123 (bicycle side path on east side) turns into Parkway St in Baraboo-- L at:

South Blvd (Cty W) rejoins original route at Cty DD -- R at:

Cty DD turns into River Rd in Rock Springs-- S at:

Hwy 136 -- R at:

Chapel Rd -- L at:

Hwy 33, 1/4 mile-- R at:

Pine St -- L at:

E. Reedsburg Rd turns into 8th St in Reedsburg

REEDSBURG TO ELROY

Street Name

This section of the bikeway was laid out before the "400" State Trail was opened, and represents an alternative route from Reedsburg to Elroy. The roads are scenic but quite hilly.

8th St in Reedsburg -- R at:

Myrtle St (Cty K) -- L at:

Cty O -- R at:

Cty O & G, ½ mile -- L at:

Cty O (G continues straight) into Elroy-- R at:

Franklin St (Hwy 71) about 1 mile to start of Elroy-Sparta Trail

ELROY TO SPARTA

Street Name

Elroy-Sparta State Park Trail -- L at:

Cortland Dr-- R at:

The Elroy-Sparta State Trail now joins the La Crosse River Trail in Sparta, crossing I-94 on a new bridge.

John St -- L at:

Walcott St -- R at:

East Ave -- L at:

Hwy 16

SPARTA TO LA CROSSE

Street Name

Hwy 16 -- L at:

Hwy 27-- R at:

This section of the bikeway was laid out before the La Crosse River State Trail was opened. The roads are very pleasant biking and a nice complement to the trail. See also the section on the Winona-Milwaukee route.

Avon Rd (runs next to 190) -- S at

Cortland Ct -- L at:

6th Dr-- R at:

Cypress Ave (just before 190) turns into Cty U at La Crosse

Cty line, follow into Bangor -- S at.

Cty B through Bangor -- L at:

Cty BM -- R at:

Cty B -- L at:

Cty B & Hwy 16, 1 block -- L at:

Cty BM -- S at:

Cty B (at junction of US 16) turns into Gillette St in La Crosse -- L at:

George St turns into Lang Dr (Hwy 35) -- R at: