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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Muskego Recreation Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miPass Lake Lore.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miReach Lake Lore, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.5 miSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 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.
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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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Muskego Recreation Trail 13.3 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Muskego Recreation Trail 13.1 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Muskego Recreation Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Muskego Recreation Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Little Muskego Lake via Muskego Recreation Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 31 ft
- Muskego Recreation Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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