Kenosha County Veterans Memorial Park
Freedom Lake via Red Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Freedom Lake via Red Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Kenosha County Veterans Memorial Park near Twin Lakes, WI. The route passes Freedom Lake before reaching Freedom Lake at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 170 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Freedom Lake via Red Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 784–902 ft
Out & Back · Kenosha County Veterans Memorial Park
Trailhead: 42.54918, -88.25821
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Purple Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto White Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Red Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miPass Freedom Lake.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Green Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach Freedom Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Green Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto White Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Purple Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 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 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
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- White Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 112 ft
- Purple Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 85 ft
- Blue Viewpoint–Palmer Creek, 3 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 140 ft
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