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Bushnell Park

Echo Lake & White River State Trail

15.8 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 5 hr 19 min

Echo Lake & White River State Trail is a 15.8-mile out-and-back in Bushnell Park near Eagle Lake Manor, WI. The route reaches Echo Lake at the turnaround, 7.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi748 – 827 ft16.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.68075, -88.12929
Nearest town Eagle Lake Manor, WI
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Echo Lake & White River State Trail

15.8 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 5 hr 19 min

Elevation 748–825 ft

Out & Back · Bushnell Park

Trailhead: 42.68075, -88.12929

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 6.6 miSharp right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftSharp right onto White River State Trail, heading S.
  8. 300 ftContinue straight onto Canadian Pacific Railway, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  12. 0.1 miSharp left onto White River State Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Calumet Street, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
  17. 150 ftSharp right onto Bridge Street, heading N.
  18. 50 ftReach Echo Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  20. 150 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  21. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 0.4 miBear left onto Calumet Street, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto White River State Trail, heading SE.
  24. 0.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
  25. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  26. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  27. 50 ftTurn left onto Canadian Pacific Railway, heading SE.
  28. 0.1 miContinue straight onto White River State Trail, heading E.
  29. 300 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  31. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  34. 6.4 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/echo-lake-white-river-state-trail-out-back-25-km

Trail surface

9% paved6% gravel2% dirt1% boardwalk82% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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