Milwaukee, Lake Front- Lake Dr.

This is by far one of the longest routes in Milwaukee and such an awesome hill to ride. This route starts at the top Lake Dr. and Lincoln Memorial Dr. I feel the best place to start this hill is right by the park entrance on Lincoln Memorial. Lake Dr. Map The best way to time out the traffic and it works for me every time, is to let traffic heading north on Lake go through, then traffic heading East from Kenwood go through, and then let the traffic heading south from lake merging to Lincoln memorial pass. After these three stages of traffic pass you should be in the clear and be able to ride it without a problem. This is a speed hill for me so at most I have maybe one or two cars pass, which is pretty ideal. Pending on the wind coming off the lake you can ride this one out for quite some time. But I usually like to hop on the sidewalk right pass Ravine Rd. A nice tuck can really propel you into some speed and really give you a taste of what some good downhill really feels like. If speed isn't your thing, this can be a nice carve down casual ride. Smooth roads, hardly any cracks, makes for quite an enjoyable ride. Wear helmets and be careful with traffic.

Milwaukee, Lakefront-Brady St. Pedestrian Bridge

The type of longboarding that I prefer to do is downhill riding. But there are many different styles of longboarding, not everyone is about speed but more about style. This next hill Brady St. Bridge is a great on for a casual ride down or some sliding. Brady St. Map Start at the top of the hill which is where Brady st. comes to an end at Prospect Ave. Be careful of bikers, walkers, dogs, children, etc. This route is fairly busy with foot traffic so make sure your in the clear  before you go down and take out some old lady on a stroll. Last thing we want is people hating longboarders and getting all uppity. Wear your helmet and enjoy!

Milwaukee, Lake Front-Water Tower

Alright now to some Milwaukee hills, the East side is golden!! Straight $$ in my opinion, nothing long in length. But these hills never seem to fail to get my heart and adrenaline racing. Water Tower Rd. is right by the old water tower, and for those of you who don't know where that is, take North ave. as far east as you can and you'll run into it. Water Tower Rd. Map The issue that comes into play with this hill is traffic. It definitely helps to have a lookout that can give you the all clear to make sure there are no cars coming up when your about to go down, but its not necessary. The best time to ride this hill is either later at night past bar close or early in the morning. Now I have ridden this hill in the middle of the day it just makes it a lot harder because of the amount of traffic. I love to drop in that first straightaway building max speed, then taking that first turn hard on the inside. I ride goofy so thats heel side for me on the first turn, which can really catapult me into the next dropped straightaway. For those who aren't as comfortable taking steep hills at fast speeds this is a good time to stand up, carve out some speed, "deploy the flaps" as i call it, because as you near the bottom it is this last turn that you really pick up some speed. On the last turn I prefer to be able to ride in the left lane (traffic pending) because there aren't as many cracks in the road. Leading to the bottom where there is a stop and go light...this is where it becomes tricky. Seeing as how the lights at the bottom of the hill are random and change when cars approach it all becomes luck and good timing. During the day watch for cars, look for the grass lol, just try not to get hit. During hours where its not so busy, you have plenty of time coming out of that last turn to make the decision of whether your going to ride it out or bail in the grass. Putting your foot down to slow you down may not be the best idea, pending on how fast your going. Also make sure you know which way you are going to turn when you hit that intersection. Wear a helmet, pads and you should be good to go! By far my favorite hill to ride in Milwaukee!

Brookfield Area-Tulane

Tulane is another Brookfield area favorite, that can be enjoyed time after time. This route starts off at the corner of Tulane St. and Bobolink Dr. Plenty of room for a good kick start to really get a good amount of speed. There aren't a whole lot of turns on this route so this one is all about being able to hold speed. This route measures out to be about 0.7 of a mile. Still a favorite among its previous riders. Tulane Route Map You ride down Tulane for five blocks which you then take a left on Parkmoor Dr., pending on how much speed you've carried over you can either kick before taking the left or let your speed carry you into another decent sized drop. Ride Parkmoor for another 2 blocks and you've reached the end. Simple, awesome,  a good warmup ride. I always recommend people wearing at least a helmet if not other pads. You are riding through quiet neighborhoods so traffic can be light, but you never know when that car will pull out and react strangely.

Enjoy the footage more to come!

Brookfield Area-Sunny Grove

The routes that I have mapped out in Brookfield are longer ranging from around 1.0 mile to 1.5 miles. The first route is what my brother and I have named "Sunny Grove", which has turned out to be my favorite hill. (Here is the google maps link) Sunny Grove Map  It starts off at the middle of the I-94 bridge on Sunny Slope Rd. You head south on Sunny Slope till the first street on your left which is Forest Grove Rd.   Right away it drops down into back to back 90 degree turns. Here is a short clip of the first two turns.

Taken with the right amount of speed and you can really launch yourself into the upcoming long straight away. After the next left turn around the bank there is a slight uphill. But with a decent tuck along this hill you can carry a good amount of speed up this slight uphill. Alright after the slight uphill it goes into another drop where you ride that out to Elm Grove Rd. Here is where traffic can either make or break this run. Make sure you look to the left and see if traffic is coming over the I-94 bridge. If clear make a right onto Elm Grove for a nice dip and straightaway. At the bottom of the hill there are two roads that run parallel with each other (Robin Wood Rd.), you take a left on the second street. Pending on how you take Elm Grove you can hauling ass so watch the corner when taking it. Lastly ride out Robin Wood Rd. to 124th st. This is a good area to perfect that tuck and really work on becoming aerodynamic. My friends and I have used this portion to transfer speed to another rider and become more comfortable pushing off one another at higher speeds.