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.

Elevation

0 mi889 – 994 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 43.04814, -88.41418
Nearest town Delafield, WI

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftBear left onto Prairie Path, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 350 ftTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading N.
  6. 300 ftBear right onto Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right onto Lake Country Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miPass Delafield Fish Hatchery.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 300 ftReach Delafield Fish Hatchery, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left onto Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.5 miBear left onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
  15. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  16. 350 ftBear right onto Prairie Path, heading SE.
  17. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  19. 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

76% paved23% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:56 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash

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