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Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit

Ice Age Viewpoint–Prairie Sunset Point, 6 sights

11.4 mi · ▲ 392 ft · 4 hr

Ice Age Viewpoint–Prairie Sunset Point, 6 sights is an 11.4-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit near Waterville, WI. The route passes Henrietta Lake, Ice Age Viewpoint, Lupo Pond and Prairie Sunset Point. It climbs 392 ft. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi873 – 1,230 ft11.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 43.01603, -88.44939
Nearest town Waterville, WI
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Ice Age Viewpoint–Prairie Sunset Point, 6 sights

11.4 mi · ▲ 392 ft · 4 hr

Elevation 874–1,231 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit

Trailhead: 43.01603, -88.44939

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:55 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Glacial Drumlin State Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miPass Henrietta Lake.
  4. 2.7 miTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading NE.
  5. 1.9 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miPass Ice Age Viewpoint.
  7. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Camp Connector, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.5 miPass Lupo Pond.
  10. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 350 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftReach Ice Age Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Prairie Path, heading W.
  15. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miPass Prairie Sunset Point.
  17. 0.1 miBear left onto Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail, heading SE.
  18. 1.3 miTurn right onto Glacial Drumlin State Trail, heading S.
  19. 1.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  21. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/ice-age-viewpoint-prairie-sunset-point-out-back-8-sights-18-km

Trail surface

48% paved44% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:41 AMSunset 6:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~70 min). Leave by 5:24 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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