Little Muskego Lake via Muskego Recreation Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Little Muskego Lake via Muskego Recreation Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back near Woodcrest Heights, WI. The route reaches Little Muskego Lake at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 82 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
3.1 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Elevation 780–846 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.89469, -88.14197
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Muskego Recreation Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 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.
- 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- West Lake & Muskego Recreation Trail 6.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Muskego Beach & Muskego County Park Beach via Muskego Recreation Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 83 ft
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