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Muskego County Park

Muskego Beach & Muskego County Park Beach via Muskego Recreation Trail

6.2 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Muskego Beach & Muskego County Park Beach via Muskego Recreation Trail is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Muskego County Park near Squire Glen Estates, WI. The route passes Muskego County Park Beach and Muskego Beach before reaching Muskego County Park Beach at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 167 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi781 – 879 ft6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.91047, -88.12472
Nearest town Squire Glen Estates, WI
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Muskego Beach & Muskego County Park Beach via Muskego Recreation Trail

6.2 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Elevation 780–879 ft

Out & Back · Muskego County Park

Trailhead: 42.91047, -88.12472

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right onto Muskego Recreation Trail, heading S.
  3. 2.1 miPass Muskego County Park Beach.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miPass Muskego Beach.
  8. 50 ftPass Muskego County Park Beach.
  9. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  12. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miReach Muskego Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  15. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  19. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  20. 2.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  21. 0.4 miArrive 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/little-muskego-lake-muskego-beach-out-back-5-lakes-9-km-8b6a

Trail surface

64% gravel17% paved19% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:19 PM — 2 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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