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Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit

Lapham Hill & Lupo Pond Loop via Ice Age Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 374 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Lapham Hill & Lupo Pond Loop via Ice Age Trail is a 2.9-mile loop in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit near Wales, WI. The route passes Lupo Pond and Lapham Hill. It climbs 374 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi945 – 1,221 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 43.02858, -88.39618
Nearest town Wales, WI
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Lapham Hill & Lupo Pond Loop via Ice Age Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 374 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Elevation 946–1,222 ft

Loop · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit

Trailhead: 43.02858, -88.39618

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM

Dogs allowed on leash

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right onto Connector Trail, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 450 ftTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 450 ftPass Lupo Pond.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  10. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  12. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  13. 150 ftSharp left, heading W.
  14. 300 ftSharp right, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  17. 450 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  18. 300 ftContinue straight onto Asthma Hill, heading N.
  19. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 0.2 miPass Lapham Hill.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  22. 450 ftBear left, heading W.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 500 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lapham-hill-lupo-pond-loop-3-lakes-5-km-6825

Trail surface

87% dirt11% grass2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash

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