The Lake Country Trail is a paved multipurpose rail trail in Waukesha County, Wisconsin. It stretches 15.2 miles (24.5 km) from the intersection of W Jefferson St. and S Franklin St. in Oconomowoc to the Landsberg Center Trailhead on Golf Rd. in Pewaukee. It also passes through the Wisconsin communities of Summit and Delafield.[2][3]

Lake Country Trail
The trailhead in Oconomowoc
Length15.2 mi (24.5 km)
LocationWaukesha County, Wisconsin, United States
TrailheadsOconomowoc
43°06′18″N 88°30′06″W / 43.10499°N 88.50168°W / 43.10499; -88.50168 (Oconomowoc trailhead)
Pewaukee
43°02′49″N 88°16′18″W / 43.04698°N 88.27179°W / 43.04698; -88.27179 (Pewaukee trailhead)
UseHiking and biking
Elevation gain/loss429 feet (131 m)[1]
SurfaceAsphalt
Trail map
Map

The trail follows the old MilwaukeeWatertown interurban line, operated by The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company (TMER&L). The line was abandoned and the rails torn out in the early 1940s; however, overhead electric lines operated by the Wisconsin Electric Power Company still remain.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Lake Country Recreation Trail". AllTrails. Archived from the original on 2020-03-03. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  2. ^ "Lake Country Recreation Trail". TrailLink. Archived from the original on 2020-03-03. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  3. ^ Casper, Kenneth. "Lake Country Recreational Trail". Wisconsin Explorer. Archived from the original on 2020-03-03. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  4. ^ "Recreational Trails". Waukesha County Park System. Archived from the original on 2020-03-03. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
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