Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit
Delafield Fish Hatchery via Prairie Path
2.4 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 50 min
Delafield Fish Hatchery via Prairie Path is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit near Delafield, WI. The route reaches Delafield Fish Hatchery at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 82 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 via Prairie Path
2.4 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 50 min
Elevation 890–995 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit
Trailhead: 43.04814, -88.41418
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Prairie Path, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading N.
- 300 ftBear right onto Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Lake Country Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Delafield Fish Hatchery.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 300 ftReach Delafield Fish Hatchery, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right onto Prairie Path, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 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 surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:17 PM — 8 min before dark.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
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