Merton Millpond & Menomonee County Park Beach via Bugline Trail
15.7 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 5 hr 19 min
Merton Millpond & Menomonee County Park Beach via Bugline Trail is a 15.7-mile out-and-back in Lisbon Community Park near Lannon, WI. The route passes Menomonee County Park Beach before reaching Merton Millpond at the turnaround, 7.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 162 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Merton Millpond & Menomonee County Park Beach via Bugline Trail
15.7 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 5 hr 19 min
Elevation 878–975 ft
Out & Back · Lisbon Community Park
Trailhead: 43.15640, -88.17381
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Menomonee County Park Beach.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bugline Trail, heading S.
- 7.6 miReach Merton Millpond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 2.9 miBear left, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.4 mi in (~134 min). Leave by 4:21 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Quarry Pond–Menomonee County Park Beach, 3 beaches 5 mi · ▲ 309 ft
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