Lapham Hill–Ice Age Viewpoint, 6 sights is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit near Wales, WI. The route passes Lapham Hill, Ice Age Viewpoint, Lupo Pond and Prairie Sunset Point. It climbs 319 ft. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lapham Hill–Ice Age Viewpoint, 6 sights
8.5 mi · ▲ 319 ft · 3 hr
Elevation 908–1,214 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit
Trailhead: 43.00881, -88.38273
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Glacial Drumlin State Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading NE.
- 1.9 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miPass Lapham Hill.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 400 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 150 ftPass Ice Age Viewpoint.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Camp Connector, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miPass Lupo Pond.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Prairie Path, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Prairie Sunset Point.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Glacial Drumlin State Trail, heading S.
- 1.8 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
More from this trailhead
- Glacial Drumlin State Trail 2 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Glacial Drumlin State Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Glacial Drumlin State Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Prairie Sunset Point–Lupo Pond, 5 sights 7.9 mi · ▲ 283 ft
- Ice Age Viewpoint–Lupo Pond, 5 sights 10.3 mi · ▲ 427 ft
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