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Eagle Valley Nature Preserve

Eagle Valley Nature Preserve Viewpoint

4.2 mi · ▲ 480 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Eagle Valley Nature Preserve Viewpoint is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Eagle Valley Nature Preserve near Glen Haven, WI. The route reaches Eagle Valley Nature Preserve Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 480 ft and is mostly grass. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi755 – 984 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.79296, -91.05286
Nearest town Glen Haven, WI
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Eagle Valley Nature Preserve Viewpoint

4.2 mi · ▲ 480 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 753–984 ft

Out & Back · Eagle Valley Nature Preserve

Trailhead: 42.79296, -91.05286

Weather Sep 20: Light drizzle, high 66°F / low 57° · precip 31% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.6 miSharp left, heading SW.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 250 ftReach Eagle Valley Nature Preserve Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.6 miSharp right, heading NE.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 0.8 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/eagle-valley-nature-preserve-viewpoint-eagle-valley-nature-preserve-viewpoint-out-back-7-km-8663

Trail surface

100% grass

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 66°F57°
Precip31%Wind14 mphUV1Humidity72%
Rained 1.6″ yesterday (3.1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55° 12 AM: 23% rain1 AM: 20% rain2 AM: 19% rain3 AM: 24% rain4 AM: 28% rain5 AM: 31% rain6 AM: 31% rain7 AM: 26% rain8 AM: 20% rain9 AM: 29% rain10 AM: 14% rain11 AM: 10% rain12 PM: 9% rain1 PM: 9% rain2 PM: 10% rain3 PM: 6% rain4 PM: 4% rain5 PM: 1% rain6 PM: 1% rain7 PM: 1% rain8 PM: 1% rain9 PM: 2% rain10 PM: 4% rain11 PM: 4% rain
Sunrise 6:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:07 PM
Mon 63°53° 24%
Tue 60°47° 29%
Wed 66°44°
Thu 66°50°
Fri 64°53°
Sat 64°54°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:47 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:07 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:35 PM.

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