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.
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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
- Start on Glacial Drumlin State Trail, heading NW.
- 2.3 miTurn right onto Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Prairie Path, heading NE.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Ice Age Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Lake Country Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Prairie Path, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Glacial Drumlin State Trail, heading S.
- 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.
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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.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Glacial Drumlin State Trail Trailhead
- Fox River & Glacial Drumlin State Trail 14.3 mi · ▲ 193 ft
- Glacial Drumlin State Trail 3 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Delafield Fish Hatchery & Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail via Glacial Drumlin State Trail 10.7 mi · ▲ 217 ft
- Glacial Drumlin State Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 79 ft
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