Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit Viewpoint–Prairie Sunset Point, 4 sights is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit near Delafield, WI. The route passes Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit Viewpoint and Lupo Pond before reaching Prairie Sunset Point at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 320 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi942 – 1,204 ft4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 43.03354, -88.39274
Nearest town Delafield, WI
Directions
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Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit Viewpoint–Prairie Sunset Point, 4 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 320 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 943–1,205 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit
Trailhead: 43.03354, -88.39274
Weather Sep 20: Heavy rain, high 62°F / low 55° · precip 36% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit Viewpoint.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Ice Age Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Camp Connector, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 400 ftPass Lupo Pond.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Prairie Path, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miPass Prairie Sunset Point.
- 250 ftReach Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Camp Connector, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
86% dirt9% grass4% paved1% boardwalk
Weather
Heavy rainTemperature 62°F55°
Precip36%Wind14 mphUV1Humidity85%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (1.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50°
Sunrise 6:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:56 PM
Mon
59°52°
Tue
58°49°
Wed
64°48°
Thu
63°50°
Fri
66°51°
Sat
60°50°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit Viewpoint–Lupo Pond, 5 sights 6.3 mi · ▲ 391 ft
- Ice Age Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 172 ft
- Nemahbin Spring–Ice Age Viewpoint, 4 sights 5 mi · ▲ 435 ft
- Ice Age Viewpoint–Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit Viewpoint Loop, 3 viewpoints 2.6 mi · ▲ 355 ft
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