Little Muskego Lake & West Lake via Muskego Recreation Trail
6 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Little Muskego Lake & West Lake via Muskego Recreation Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back in Bluhm Park near Durhamswood, WI. The route passes West Lake before reaching Little Muskego Lake at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 86 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Little Muskego Lake & West Lake via Muskego Recreation Trail
6 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Elevation 775–846 ft
Out & Back · Bluhm Park
Trailhead: 42.90512, -88.08592
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 W.
- 50 ftPass West Lake.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Muskego Recreation Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 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.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading E.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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