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Naga-Waukee County Park

Lake Country Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 201 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Lake Country Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Naga-Waukee County Park near Buena Vista, WI. It is mostly level, with 201 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi892 – 1,001 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 43.06087, -88.37200
Nearest town Buena Vista, WI
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Lake Country Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 201 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 892–1,000 ft

Out & Back · Naga-Waukee County Park

Trailhead: 43.06087, -88.37200

Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 62°F / low 56° · precip 37% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 655 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lake Country Trail, heading S.
  5. 1.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 1.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftArrive 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-1228

Trail surface

71% paved29% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 62°F56°
Precip37%Wind14 mphUV1Humidity84%
Rained 1.4″ yesterday (1.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 37% rain1 AM: 34% rain2 AM: 35% rain3 AM: 29% rain4 AM: 32% rain5 AM: 30% rain6 AM: 33% rain7 AM: 24% rain8 AM: 22% rain9 AM: 27% rain10 AM: 27% rain11 AM: 25% rain12 PM: 17% rain1 PM: 13% rain2 PM: 11% rain3 PM: 7% rain4 PM: 1% rain5 PM: 1% rain9 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 5% rain
Sunrise 6:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:56 PM
Mon 60°53°
Tue 58°50°
Wed 64°48°
Thu 64°51°
Fri 66°51°
Sat 60°51°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:36 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:56 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:25 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 655 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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