Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit
Delafield Fish Hatchery & Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail via Glacial Drumlin State Trail
10.7 mi · ▲ 217 ft · 3 hr 41 min
Delafield Fish Hatchery & Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail via Glacial Drumlin State Trail is a 10.7-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit near Wales, WI. The route reaches Delafield Fish Hatchery at the turnaround, 5.3 miles in. 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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Delafield Fish Hatchery & Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail via Glacial Drumlin State Trail
10.7 mi · ▲ 217 ft · 3 hr 41 min
Elevation 890–1,003 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.
- 1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear right onto Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Lake Country Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Delafield Fish Hatchery, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right onto Prairie Path, heading S.
- 1 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 6:07 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
- Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail & Lake Country Trail via Glacial Drumlin State Trail 11.1 mi · ▲ 217 ft
- Glacial Drumlin State Trail 3 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Glacial Drumlin State Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 79 ft
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