Fox River & Muskego Recreation Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Fox River & Muskego Recreation Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back near Big Bend, WI. The route reaches Fox River at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Fox River & Muskego Recreation Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 778–828 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.88381, -88.20380
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right onto Muskego Recreation Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miReach Fox River, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:36 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:56 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:24 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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