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Belmont Prairie State Natural Area

Mound View State Trail

6.5 mi · ▲ 188 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Mound View State Trail is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Belmont Prairie State Natural Area near Belmont, WI. It is mostly level, with 188 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,001 – 1,135 ft6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pecatonica State Trail 42.73618, -90.32973
Nearest town Belmont, WI
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Mound View State Trail

6.5 mi · ▲ 188 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Elevation 1,000–1,137 ft

Out & Back · Belmont Prairie State Natural Area

Trailhead: Pecatonica State Trail · 42.73618, -90.32973

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mound View State Trail, heading NW.
  2. 3.2 miContinue straight onto Gassman Lane, heading W.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto Mound View State Trail, heading W.
  4. 100 ftReach Mound View State Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 150 ftBear left onto Gassman Lane, heading W.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mound View State Trail, heading W.
  7. 2.2 miBear right, heading E.
  8. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mound-view-state-trail-out-back-10-km

Trail surface

97% paved3% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~57 min). Leave by 5:48 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Belmont, Wisconsin