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Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit

Delafield Fish Hatchery & Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail via Prairie Path

9 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 3 hr 5 min

Delafield Fish Hatchery & Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail via Prairie Path is a 9-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit near Waterville, WI. The route reaches Delafield Fish Hatchery at the turnaround, 4.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 169 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi889 – 994 ft9.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 43.01622, -88.43824
Nearest town Waterville, WI
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Delafield Fish Hatchery & Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail via Prairie Path

9 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 3 hr 5 min

Elevation 890–995 ft

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

Trailhead: 43.01622, -88.43824

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

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Glacial Drumlin State Trail, heading E.
  3. 1.2 miTurn left onto Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail, heading N.
  4. 1.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Prairie Path, heading NE.
  6. 1 miBear left, heading N.
  7. 350 ftTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading NE.
  8. 300 ftBear right onto Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right onto Lake Country Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miPass Delafield Fish Hatchery.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 150 ftReach Delafield Fish Hatchery, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left onto Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail, heading W.
  16. 0.5 miBear left onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
  17. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  18. 350 ftBear right onto Prairie Path, heading S.
  19. 1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftTurn left onto Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail, heading S.
  21. 1.3 miTurn right onto Glacial Drumlin State Trail, heading S.
  22. 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  23. 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/delafield-fish-hatchery-delafield-fish-hatchery-out-back-3-lakes-15-km

Trail surface

75% paved24% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:41 AMSunset 6:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 5:53 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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