University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Waukesha Field Station
Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail & Prairie Path
6.5 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail & Prairie Path is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Waukesha Field Station near Waterville, WI. It is mostly level, with 84 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 & Prairie Path
6.5 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Elevation 897–972 ft
Out & Back · University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Waukesha Field Station
Trailhead: 43.01399, -88.44268
Weather Sep 20: Heavy rain, high 63°F / low 57° · precip 39% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:57 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Glacial Drumlin State Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Prairie Path, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Prairie Path, heading E.
- 200 ftReach Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Prairie Path, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Glacial Drumlin State Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 5:45 PM for the 6:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
More from this trailhead
- Glacial Drumlin State Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Glacial Drumlin State Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Henrietta Lake via Glacial Drumlin State Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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