Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit
Lupo Pond–Delafield Fish Hatchery, 3 lakes
6.5 mi · ▲ 408 ft · 2 hr 22 min
Lupo Pond–Delafield Fish Hatchery, 3 lakes is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit near Wales, WI. The route passes Lupo Pond before reaching Delafield Fish Hatchery at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It climbs 408 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lupo Pond–Delafield Fish Hatchery, 3 lakes
6.5 mi · ▲ 408 ft · 2 hr 22 min
Elevation 890–1,198 ft
Out & Back · 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftPass Lupo Pond.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right onto Prairie Path, heading W.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Prairie Path, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading N.
- 300 ftBear right onto Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Lake Country Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Delafield Fish Hatchery.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Lupo Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right onto Prairie Path, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Connector Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right onto Prairie Path, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Connector Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 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 1.4 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
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- Lapham Hill & Lupo Pond Loop via Ice Age Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 374 ft
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