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Kettle Moraine State Forest

Butler Lake

4 mi · ▲ 205 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Butler Lake is a 4-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest near Dundee, WI. The route reaches Butler Lake. It is mostly level, with 205 ft of elevation gain. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,037 – 1,112 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Butler Lake Loop 43.66349, -88.13613
Nearest town Dundee, WI
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Butler Lake

4 mi · ▲ 205 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 1,035–1,113 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest

Trailhead: Butler Lake Loop · 43.66349, -88.13613

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:56 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Butler Lake Loop, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Butler Lake.
  3. 1.2 miTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.8 miReach Butler Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.8 miTurn left onto Butler Lake Loop, heading NW.
  6. 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/butler-lake-viewpoint-butler-lake-out-back-4-lakes-8-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:56 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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