Lupo Pond & Prairie Path is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit near Delafield, WI. The route reaches Lupo Pond. It is mostly level, with 201 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi942 – 1,145 ft3.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 43.03761, -88.39108
Nearest town Delafield, WI
Directions
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Lupo Pond & Prairie Path
2.8 mi · ▲ 201 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 943–1,146 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit
Trailhead: 43.03761, -88.39108
Weather Sep 20: Heavy rain, high 62°F / low 56° · precip 36% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Asthma Hill, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Lupo Pond.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Prairie Path, heading NW.
- 200 ftReach Lupo Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Ice Age Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 400 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Asthma Hill, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 150 ftArrive 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% dirt7% grass6% paved2% boardwalk4% unspecified
Weather
Heavy rainTemperature 62°F56°
Precip36%Wind14 mphUV1Humidity85%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (1.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50°
Sunrise 6:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:56 PM
Mon
59°52°
Tue
58°49°
Wed
64°48°
Thu
63°51°
Fri
66°51°
Sat
60°51°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
More from this trailhead
- Lupo Pond–Delafield Fish Hatchery, 3 lakes 5.2 mi · ▲ 222 ft
- Nemahbin Spring & Lupo Pond via Prairie Path 3.7 mi · ▲ 208 ft
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