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Geneva Lake via South Lake Shore Lakefront Path is a 7-mile out-and-back near Linton, WI. The route reaches Geneva Lake. It is mostly level, with 225 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi863 – 915 ft7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.56186, -88.47096
Nearest town Linton, WI

Directions

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Geneva Lake via South Lake Shore Lakefront Path

7 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 2 hr 27 min

Elevation 865–915 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.56186, -88.47096

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Geneva Lake.
  3. 350 ftContinue straight onto South Lake Shore Lakefront Path, heading W.
  4. 3.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
  5. 450 ftReach Geneva Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 3.5 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

95% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:41 AMSunset 6:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 5:57 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead