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Horicon National Wildlife Refuge

Discovery Viewpoint via Discovery Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 45 min

Discovery Viewpoint via Discovery Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Horicon National Wildlife Refuge near LeRoy, WI. The route reaches Discovery Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi863 – 896 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 43.57961, -88.60634
Nearest town LeRoy, WI
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Discovery Viewpoint via Discovery Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 45 min

Elevation 862–895 ft

Out & Back · Horicon National Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: 43.57961, -88.60634

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:57 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 1 miContinue straight onto Discovery Trail, heading SE.
  3. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 250 ftReach Discovery Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.1 miArrive 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/discovery-viewpoint-out-back

Trail surface

7% gravel5% boardwalk88% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 6:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:14 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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