Eagle Valley Nature Preserve

Eagle Valley Nature Preserve Sunset Point

5.4 mi · ▲ 446 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Eagle Valley Nature Preserve Sunset Point is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Eagle Valley Nature Preserve near Glen Haven, WI. The route reaches Eagle Valley Nature Preserve Sunset Point at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 446 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly grass. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi755 – 984 ft · steepest grade: 18%5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.78587, -91.05610
Nearest town Glen Haven, WI

Directions

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Eagle Valley Nature Preserve Sunset Point

5.4 mi · ▲ 446 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Elevation 753–984 ft

Out & Back · Eagle Valley Nature Preserve

Trailhead: 42.78587, -91.05610

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 1.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.6 miSharp left, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miReach Eagle Valley Nature Preserve Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
  12. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

88% grass11% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:50 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:33 PM — 2 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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