University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Waukesha Field Station

Henrietta Lake & Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail via Glacial Drumlin State Trail

7.4 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 2 hr 31 min

Henrietta Lake & Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail via Glacial Drumlin State Trail is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Waukesha Field Station near Delafield, WI. The route reaches Henrietta Lake at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 115 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi873 – 961 ft7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 43.04481, -88.41420
Nearest town Delafield, WI

Directions

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Henrietta Lake & Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail via Glacial Drumlin State Trail

7.4 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 2 hr 31 min

Elevation 874–961 ft

Out & Back · University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Waukesha Field Station

Trailhead: 43.04481, -88.41420

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftSharp right onto Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail, heading S.
  3. 1.8 miTurn right onto Glacial Drumlin State Trail, heading S.
  4. 1.9 miReach Henrietta Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.9 miTurn left onto Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail, heading E.
  6. 1.8 miSharp left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:21 PM — 4 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route