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Geneva Lake & Kishwauketoe Nature Conservancy Beach via Lake Geneva Shore Path is a 7.2-mile out-and-back near Williams Bay, WI. The route passes Kishwauketoe Nature Conservancy Beach and Geneva Lake. It is mostly level, with 91 ft of elevation gain. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi863 – 902 ft7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lake Geneva Shore Path 42.57867, -88.53389
Nearest town Williams Bay, WI

Directions

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Geneva Lake & Kishwauketoe Nature Conservancy Beach via Lake Geneva Shore Path

7.2 mi · ▲ 91 ft · 2 hr 27 min

Elevation 864–902 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Lake Geneva Shore Path · 42.57867, -88.53389

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:55 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Kishwauketoe Nature Conservancy Beach.
  3. 50 ftPass Geneva Lake.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lake Geneva Shore Path, heading E.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  6. 3.6 miBear left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  8. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 50 ftReach Geneva Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 100 ftSharp right, heading W.
  12. 3.6 miBear left, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Weather

Sunrise 6:41 AMSunset 6:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.5 mi in (~85 min). Leave by 5:10 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead