City of Franklin Hike and Biking Trail via Muskego Recreation Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 36 min
City of Franklin Hike and Biking Trail via Muskego Recreation Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Bluhm Park near Durhamswood, WI. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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City of Franklin Hike and Biking Trail via Muskego Recreation Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Elevation 775–813 ft
Out & Back · Bluhm Park
Trailhead: Muskego Recreation Trail · 42.90175, -88.09503
Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 63°F / low 58° · precip 60% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
- Start on Muskego Recreation Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto City of Franklin Hike and Biking Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach City of Franklin Hike and Biking Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Muskego Recreation Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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