From its western terminus, WIS 182 heads east as 1st Street South for about 1,450 feet (440 m) before crossing over the Flambeau River.

Roughly 2,200 feet (670 m) after the river crossing the highway leaves Park Falls and enters the Town of Eisenstein.

After passing through Springstead and winding through multiple lakes for just over 7 miles (11 km), the highway again briefly resumes a northerly course.

While WIS 182/WIS 47 ends at a T intersection with US 51, two roads run north from US 51 immediately east and west of that junction.

Both roads run straight northwest and closely parallel to each other for roughly 1.5 miles (2.4 km) before reconnecting with US 51.