Kettle Moraine State Forest

Lake to Lake Bike Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Lake to Lake Bike Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest near New Prospect, WI. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi994 – 1,027 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lake to Lake Bike Trail 43.63683, -88.18949
Nearest town New Prospect, WI

Directions

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Lake to Lake Bike Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 995–1,027 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest

Trailhead: Lake to Lake Bike Trail · 43.63683, -88.18949

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:56 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lake to Lake Bike Trail, heading S.
  2. 1.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 100 ftTurn left onto Lake to Lake Bike Trail, heading NE.
  7. 1.3 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

74% gravel26% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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