Merton Millpond via Bugline Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 31 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Merton Millpond via Bugline Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Lisbon Community Park near Merton, WI. The route passes Merton Millpond before reaching Merton Millpond at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 31 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 via Bugline Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 31 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 947–995 ft
Out & Back · Lisbon Community Park
Trailhead: 43.15730, -88.27937
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Bugline Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miPass Merton Millpond.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
- 250 ftReach Merton Millpond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:13 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Bugline Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Bugline Trail 8 mi · ▲ 84 ft
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