Falcon Ridge Trail & Powerline Trail
6.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Falcon Ridge Trail & Powerline Trail is a 6.4-mile out-and-back near Greenfield, WI. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Falcon Ridge Trail & Powerline Trail
6.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Elevation 721–806 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Powerline Trail · 42.96965, -88.00830
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: 76th Street & Waterford stop 46 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Powerline Trail, heading W.
- 1.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Falcon Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miReach Powerline Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Powerline Trail, heading S.
- 1.7 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:22 PM — 1 min before dark.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: 76th Street & Waterford stop 46 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Powerline Trail Trailhead
- Powerline Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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