Franklin, Wisconsin Travel Information

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Wehr Nature Center Trails (Distance: 2.5 mi) The wildlife is abundant along this network of trails that combines woodlands and wetlands, prairie and savanna, for a nature lover’s perfect package. The center also offers a schedule of guided hikes...

Hales Corners, WI - Hiking - length:2.8 mi

Falk Park (Distance: 3.3 mi) The 216-acre Falk Park is a thick collection of wet woodlands with some intermittent creeks flowing through. For the most part this is a well-shaded hike and you will hear a lot of birds, especially w...

South Milwaukee, WI - Hiking - length:1.1 mi

Grant Park: Seven Bridges Trail (Distance: 8.0 mi) Enjoy a historic trail system that follows ravines and babbling brooks, creating a network of short paths along the shore of Lake Michigan. You’ll find more bridges to cross than the name suggests.

South Milwaukee, WI - Hiking - length:2 mi

Muskego Park (Distance: 8.2 mi) The hardwood forest in Muskego Park is the subject of state scientific research, and the park’s wetlands give a nice balance to the hike. A sort of open-air museum—or graveyard of the agriculture days...

Muskego, WI - Hiking - length:1.4 mi

Muskego Recreation Trail and City of Franklin Hike and Bike Trail (Distance: 8.2 mi) This is the story of two trails in two counties that serve up one seamless connection between the communities of Muskego and Franklin. The corridor was previously the Milwaukee Electric Railway & Ligh...

Racine, WI - Rail-Trails - length:6.5 mi

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Tuckaway Tuckaway Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6941 yards, par 72 0.2 miles from center of Franklin, Wisconsin

Whitnall Park Whitnall Park Golf Club Municipal, 18 holes 6373 yards, par 71 3.0 miles from center of Franklin, Wisconsin

Oakwood Park Oakwood Park Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 6975 yards, par 72 3.4 miles from center of Franklin, Wisconsin

Valley Green Valley Green Golf Course Public, 9 holes 0 yards, par 0 3.9 miles from center of Franklin, Wisconsin

Muskego Lakes Muskego Lakes Country Club Public, 18 holes 6517 yards, par 71 5.1 miles from center of Franklin, Wisconsin

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