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Five single-track mountain bike trails are open year-round in Milwaukee County Parks. The Metro Mountain Bikers provides trail-condition updates.
The Kegel Alpha Trail is a 4-mile, single-track, narrow trail in Franklin, with a few steep or rocky segments. Mountain bikes ride counterclockwise. Please do not use this trail when wet.
Trailhead: 6740 S. 92 St. Whitnall Park (park in the Whitnall Park Golf Course parking lot) Difficulty: Both easy and challenging loops Length: 4 miles, mostly single-track
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Close to Hoyt Park in Wauwatosa, this trail is a fun, short, mostly single-track trail along the wooded banks of the Menomonee River. Mountain bikes ride counterclockwise. Please do not use this trail when wet. Trails are free and open to the public from dawn until 10 p.m. but may be closed for special events.
Trailhead: 1800 Swan Blvd., near the parking lot Difficulty: Both easy and more challenging sections Length: 2.5 miles, mostly single-track
Oak Hill Trail, north of Currie Park in Wauwatosa, is a moderately technical, though fairly flat, ride along the west side of the Menomonee River. The trail is mostly single-track with some tight and twisty climbs, boardwalk bridges and even a couple of water crossings. Mountain bikes ride clockwise. Please do not use this trail when wet.
Trailhead: 4000 N. Menomonee River Parkway, Wauwatosa (just north of Capitol Drive & Menomonee River Parkway) Difficulty: Both easy and challenging loops, moderately technical, fairly flat Length: 4.6 miles, mostly single-track
Bubba's Woods Trail, Wauwatosa, is a mostly flat, tight single-track. It is level with a few short intermediate obstacles that can easily be walked (no workarounds).
Trailhead: West Burleigh Street, east of the Menomonee River Parkway Difficulty: Easy to intermediate Length: 1.5 miles, single-track
A single track trail north of Kletzsch Park in the Glendale/River Hills area. The trail is relatively flat and easy, and great for multiple laps.
Trailhead: Milwaukee River Parkway & Green Tree Road Difficulty: Easy Length: 1.1mi
9480 W. Watertown Plank Road Wauwatosa, WI 53226 (414) 257-PARK (7275)