Sugar River Alder Forest Preserve
Blue Trail via Orange Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 47 min
Blue Trail via Orange Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Sugar River Alder Forest Preserve near Newark, WI. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Blue Trail via Orange Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 47 min
Elevation 755–846 ft
Out & Back · Sugar River Alder Forest Preserve
Trailhead: Blue Trail · 42.49821, -89.24464
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:43 AM · sunset 7:00 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Blue Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Blue Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miReach Blue Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 7:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:19 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Blue Trail Trailhead
- Orange Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 166 ft
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