The Ozaukee Interurban Trail between Cedarburg and Port Washington

 

The gaps in the trail are fairly short. All directions assume you are heading towards Port Washington on the trail.

 

Downtown Cedarburg

  1. Start in the parking lot at the Community Center. Public restrooms are located on the south side of the building, and a water fountain is located on the north side in front of City Hall.
  2. Cross Washington Avenue. Pick up the trail at the green bridge crossing Cedar Creek. Continue straight through the two fire department parking lots. (This is one of only two original bridges from the railroad that still remain intact. You will cross the only other remaining bridge as you leave Cedarburg, but it is so small you may pay little attention to it.)

 

Grafton

  1. When you get to 7th Ave. at the bottom of a hill, there is a gap in the trail. Turn left on 7th Ave.
  2. At the first stop sign, turn right on Beech Street.
  3. Ride past the railroad tracks. Turn left at the stop sign onto 11th Ave.
  4. Ride straight past the Clark gas station. 11th Ave ends at North Street, but the trail continues on straight ahead. (There is a bike shop located one block east of the Clark station at the stoplight.)

 

Soon you will cross the Milwaukee River on a bridge built in January-March 2002. The bridge rests on the same concrete supports used for the original railroad bridge. The new bridge is also similar in appearance to the original.

 

Country Club of Wisconsin (the longest gap in the trail)

  1. The trail ends at the corner of River Road and Mark Glade/Terminal Road. Turn right and continue up the hill on Terminal Road. (Do not take the road that dead ends.)
  2. At the stop sign, turn left on County W.
  3. Turn right on Ulao Parkway and cross the bridge over I-43. As you cross, note the high-tension power lines to the north. This marks the original route of the trail, now blocked by the Country Club of Wisconsin and the lack of a bridge over I-43.
  4. Turn left on Ridgewood Road.
  5. Continue for about ¾ mile on Ridgewood. Pick up the trail under the high-tension power lines.

 

In a few miles, as you cross Highway 32 and pass the Ozaukee County Justice Center, note the twin smokestacks of the Port Washington Power Plant. The trail follows the high-tension power lines approximately 2.5 miles downhill to the power plant on the shore of Lake Michigan.

 

West Side of Port Washington

  1. Just after passing the Ozaukee County Highway Department garages, the trail ends at Oakland Ave. Turn right on Oakland and cross the railroad tracks.
  2. Turn left on Park Street. Follow Park Street and pick up the trail under the high-tension power lines.

 

Downtown Port Washington

  1. The trail ends on Wisconsin Street at a new public restroom. There is a picnic table, a trail map, and drinking water here. At this point the trail appears to continue straight ahead, but this small trail dead-ends at the harbor.
  2. Turn left on Wisconsin St.
  3. At the stoplight, turn right on Grand Ave. Follow Grand to the harbor, straight past the Smith Brothers Restaurant.
  4. Follow the harbor toward the north. A bike shop is located on Pier Street one block west of the fish cleaning station.
  5. The trail continues to the north toward behind (on the west side of) the Lighthouse Condominiums.