[1] The railroad lining the trail was constructed in 1898 by The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company as part of a Milwaukee-Waukesha interurban route, then fell into disuse in 1951.

[7] It opened the first segment of the West Allis Cross-Town Connector in 2013, acting as an eastward continuation of the New Berlin Trail from Greenfield Park to Wisconsin Highway 100.

[8] By 2018, plans to extend the Connector further eastward were delayed by bids for a bridge over Highway 100 being overbudget and the Union Pacific Railroad resisting efforts to allow bicycle traffic to cross two spur lines.

At its eastern end, it connects with the Oak Leaf Trail[14] and the West Allis Cross-Town Connector.

[8] At its western end, it connects with the Glacial Drumlin State Trail[15] and the Barstow to Frederick Street connector.