AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Country Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 149 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Lake Country Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Buena Vista, WI. It is mostly level, with 149 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi892 – 984 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lake Country Trail 43.05452, -88.36912
Nearest town Buena Vista, WI
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Lake Country Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 149 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 892–986 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Lake Country Trail · 43.05452, -88.36912

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

Transit-accessible: stop 223 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lake Country Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 1.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 1.7 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/lake-country-trail-out-back-6-km-0905

Trail surface

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 223 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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