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Lake Mills Wildlife Area

Glacial Drumlin Trail Connector & Upper Prairie Loop via Glacial Drumlin State Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Glacial Drumlin Trail Connector & Upper Prairie Loop via Glacial Drumlin State Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Mills Wildlife Area near Kroghville, WI. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi830 – 892 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 43.06356, -88.96338
Nearest town Kroghville, WI
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Glacial Drumlin Trail Connector & Upper Prairie Loop via Glacial Drumlin State Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 831–891 ft

Out & Back · Lake Mills Wildlife Area

Trailhead: 43.06356, -88.96338

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:59 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftSharp left onto Glacial Drumlin State Trail, heading NE.
  4. 1.4 miTurn left onto Glacial Drumlin Trail Connector, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Upper Prairie Loop, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  8. 350 ftReach Glacial Drumlin Trail Connector, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lower Prairie Loop, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miSharp right onto Glacial Drumlin Trail Connector, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Glacial Drumlin State Trail, heading S.
  12. 1.4 miSharp right, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/glacial-drumlin-trail-connector-upper-prairie-loop-out-back

Trail surface

66% gravel22% grass12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 6:59 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 5:39 PM for the 6:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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