Eagle Valley Nature Preserve Viewpoint
4.8 mi · ▲ 477 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Eagle Valley Nature Preserve Viewpoint is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Eagle Valley Nature Preserve near Glen Haven, WI. The route reaches Eagle Valley Nature Preserve Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 477 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly grass. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Eagle Valley Nature Preserve Viewpoint
4.8 mi · ▲ 477 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 753–984 ft
Out & Back · Eagle Valley Nature Preserve
Trailhead: 42.79296, -91.05286
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Eagle Valley Nature Preserve Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 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.
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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.
More from this trailhead
- Eagle Valley Nature Preserve Viewpoint 4.2 mi · ▲ 480 ft
- Eagle Valley Nature Preserve Viewpoint 4 mi · ▲ 479 ft
- Eagle Valley Nature Preserve Viewpoint 4.6 mi · ▲ 508 ft
- Eagle Valley Nature Preserve Sunset Point 4.3 mi · ▲ 450 ft
- Eagle Valley Nature Preserve Viewpoint 4.2 mi · ▲ 509 ft
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