Little Muskego Lake via Muskego Recreation Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 57 min
Little Muskego Lake via Muskego Recreation Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Squire Glen Estates, WI. The route reaches Little Muskego Lake at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 111 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Little Muskego Lake via Muskego Recreation Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 57 min
Elevation 788–846 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.91047, -88.12472
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Muskego Recreation Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Little Muskego Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Muskego Recreation Trail 14 mi · ▲ 163 ft
- Muskego Recreation Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Muskego Beach & Muskego County Park Beach via Muskego Recreation Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 167 ft
- West Lake via Muskego Recreation Trail 6 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Muskego Recreation Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Muskego Recreation Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 82 ft
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