Grass Lake & Forest Lake
2.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 51 min
Grass Lake & Forest Lake is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Nashotah Park near Nashotah, WI. The route passes Forest Lake and Forest Lake before reaching Grass Lake at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly grass. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Grass Lake & Forest Lake
2.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 51 min
Elevation 886–936 ft
Out & Back · Nashotah Park
Trailhead: 43.10830, -88.40492
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Forest Lake.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Forest Lake.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 500 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach Grass Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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 7:25 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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