Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit

Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail & Lake Country Trail via Glacial Drumlin State Trail

11.1 mi · ▲ 217 ft · 3 hr 49 min

Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail & Lake Country Trail via Glacial Drumlin State Trail is an 11.1-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit near Wales, WI. It is mostly level, with 217 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi883 – 1,004 ft11.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Glacial Drumlin State Trail 43.00313, -88.37422
Nearest town Wales, WI

Directions

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Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail & Lake Country Trail via Glacial Drumlin State Trail

11.1 mi · ▲ 217 ft · 3 hr 49 min

Elevation 883–1,003 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit

Trailhead: Glacial Drumlin State Trail · 43.00313, -88.37422

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Glacial Drumlin State Trail, heading NW.
  2. 2.3 miTurn right onto Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail, heading N.
  3. 1.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Prairie Path, heading NE.
  5. 0.9 miBear right onto Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miBear left onto Ice Age Trail, heading N.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left onto Lake Country Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.4 miReach Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right onto Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.5 miBear left onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
  12. 50 ftBear right onto Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miBear left onto Prairie Path, heading S.
  14. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  15. 50 ftTurn left onto Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail, heading S.
  16. 1.3 miTurn left onto Glacial Drumlin State Trail, heading S.
  17. 2.2 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

84% paved16% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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