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.

Elevation

0 mi778 – 827 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.88381, -88.20380
Nearest town Big Bend, WI

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 150 ftBear right onto Muskego Recreation Trail, heading SW.
  5. 1.4 miReach Fox River, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.4 miBear left, heading E.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 50 ftArrive 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% gravel2% paved6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:56 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead