Little Muskego Lake via Muskego Recreation Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 31 ft · 57 min

Little Muskego Lake via Muskego Recreation Trail is a 2.8-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 31 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi787 – 846 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.90830, -88.11926
Nearest town Squire Glen Estates, WI

Directions

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Little Muskego Lake via Muskego Recreation Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 31 ft · 57 min

Elevation 788–846 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.90830, -88.11926

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right onto Muskego Recreation Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miReach Little Muskego Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

81% paved17% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:07 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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