Lake Lore via Muskego Recreation Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Lake Lore via Muskego Recreation Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Bluhm Park near Durham, WI. The route reaches Lake Lore at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Lore via Muskego Recreation Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 775–823 ft
Out & Back · Bluhm Park
Trailhead: 42.88705, -88.07768
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.9 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftReach Lake Lore, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Muskego Recreation Trail, heading SW.
- 1.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 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 surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:11 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Seven Waters Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Seven Waters Trail 8.4 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Muskego Recreation Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- West Lake via Muskego Recreation Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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