Ice Age Viewpoint–Lupo Pond, 5 sights is a 10.3-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit near Wales, WI. The route passes Lupo Pond and Ice Age Viewpoint. It climbs 427 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ice Age Viewpoint–Lupo Pond, 5 sights
10.3 mi · ▲ 427 ft · 3 hr 39 min
Elevation 908–1,231 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit
Trailhead: 43.00798, -88.38490
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 58°F / low 51° · precip 14% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Glacial Drumlin State Trail, heading NW.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Prairie Path, heading N.
- 1 miBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading NE.
- 300 ftSharp left onto Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Ice Age Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Prairie Path, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Prairie Path, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miPass Lupo Pond.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Camp Connector, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miPass Ice Age Viewpoint.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto Glacial Drumlin State Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 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 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
More from this trailhead
- Glacial Drumlin State Trail 2 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Glacial Drumlin State Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Glacial Drumlin State Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Lapham Hill–Ice Age Viewpoint, 6 sights 8.5 mi · ▲ 319 ft
- Prairie Sunset Point–Lupo Pond, 5 sights 7.9 mi · ▲ 283 ft
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