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Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit

Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail & Lake Country Trail via Prairie Path

3.9 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail & Lake Country Trail via Prairie Path is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit near Delafield, WI. It is mostly level, with 112 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi883 – 994 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 43.03795, -88.41429
Nearest town Delafield, WI
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Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail & Lake Country Trail via Prairie Path

3.9 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 883–995 ft

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

Trailhead: 43.03795, -88.41429

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:55 PM

Dogs allowed on leash

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftSharp left onto Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail, heading N.
  3. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 150 ftSharp left onto Prairie Path, heading NW.
  5. 0.7 miBear right onto Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail, heading N.
  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. 0.7 miSharp right, heading S.
  15. 100 ftTurn left onto Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail, heading SW.
  16. 350 ftSharp right, heading S.
  17. 50 ftArrive 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/cushing-park-road-recreational-trail-lake-country-trail-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

63% paved37% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:41 AMSunset 6:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:11 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash

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