Mauthe Lake–Butler Lake, 6 sights
14.7 mi · ▲ 336 ft · 5 hr 4 min
Mauthe Lake–Butler Lake, 6 sights is a 14.7-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest near Dundee, WI. The route passes Butler Lake and Mauthe Lake before reaching Kettle Moraine State Forest Beach at the turnaround, 7.2 miles in. It climbs 336 ft. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Mauthe Lake–Butler Lake, 6 sights
14.7 mi · ▲ 336 ft · 5 hr 4 min
Elevation 971–1,092 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest
Trailhead: Butler Lake Loop · 43.66349, -88.13613
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Butler Lake Loop, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Butler Lake.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading W.
- 3.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Lake to Lake Bike Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Tamarack Circle Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miPass Mauthe Lake.
- 50 ftPass Kettle Moraine State Forest Beach.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Mauthe Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Lake to Lake Bike Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading N.
- 4.4 miTurn left onto Butler Lake Loop, heading NE.
- 1.1 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 5.4 mi in (~136 min). Leave by 4:20 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Butler Lake Loop Trailhead
- Vista Sunset Spot–Butler Lake, 3 sights 15 mi · ▲ 423 ft
- Butler Lake 4 mi · ▲ 205 ft
- Long Lake–Butler Lake, 4 lakes 10 mi · ▲ 369 ft
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