Bluhm Park

Lake Lore via Muskego Recreation Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Lake Lore via Muskego Recreation Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Bluhm Park near Squire Glen Estates, WI. The route reaches Lake Lore at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi774 – 820 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.90830, -88.11926
Nearest town Squire Glen Estates, WI

Directions

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Lake Lore via Muskego Recreation Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Elevation 775–820 ft

Out & Back · Bluhm Park

Trailhead: 42.90830, -88.11926

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  3. 50 ftSharp left onto Muskego Recreation Trail, heading E.
  4. 1.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miPass Lake Lore.
  10. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  11. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miReach Lake Lore, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  17. 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  19. 1.5 miSharp right, heading W.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  21. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

46% gravel37% paved17% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 5:57 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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