Fort Atkinson’s Crooked Oak via Glacial River Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Fort Atkinson’s Crooked Oak via Glacial River Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near Fort Atkinson, WI. The route reaches Fort Atkinson’s Crooked Oak at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi781 – 814 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Glacial River Trail 42.90429, -88.85820
Nearest town Fort Atkinson, WI

Directions

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Fort Atkinson’s Crooked Oak via Glacial River Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 782–813 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Glacial River Trail · 42.90429, -88.85820

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:58 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Glacial River Trail, heading NE.
  2. 1.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 500 ftReach Fort Atkinson’s Crooked Oak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.9 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

92% paved8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:41 AMSunset 6:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 6:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead