Bluhm Park

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.

Elevation

0 mi774 – 824 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.88705, -88.07768
Nearest town Durham, WI

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 1.9 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 150 ftReach Lake Lore, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right onto Muskego Recreation Trail, heading SW.
  10. 1.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 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

66% paved25% gravel9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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