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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Waukesha Field Station

Henrietta Lake via Glacial Drumlin State Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 45 min

Henrietta Lake via Glacial Drumlin State Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Waukesha Field Station near Waterville, WI. The route reaches Henrietta Lake at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi873 – 915 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 43.01399, -88.44268
Nearest town Waterville, WI
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Henrietta Lake via Glacial Drumlin State Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 45 min

Elevation 874–915 ft

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

Trailhead: 43.01399, -88.44268

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:57 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto Glacial Drumlin State Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 300 ftReach Henrietta Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/henrietta-lake-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

58% paved42% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 6:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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