Lake Country Trail | |
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![]() The trailhead in Oconomowoc | |
Length | 15.2 mi (24.5 km) |
Location | Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States |
Trailheads |
Oconomowoc 43°06′18″N 88°30′06″W / 43.10499°N 88.50168°W Pewaukee 43°02′49″N 88°16′18″W / 43.04698°N 88.27179°W |
Use | Hiking and biking |
Elevation gain/loss | 429 feet (131 m) [1] |
Surface | Asphalt |
Trail map | |
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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]
The trail follows the old Milwaukee– Watertown 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]