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Belmont Prairie State Natural Area

Mound View State Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Mound View State Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Belmont Prairie State Natural Area near Belmont, WI. It is mostly level, with 137 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,027 – 1,135 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.74279, -90.34511
Nearest town Belmont, WI
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Mound View State Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 1,028–1,137 ft

Out & Back · Belmont Prairie State Natural Area

Trailhead: 42.74279, -90.34511

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Mound View State Trail, heading W.
  3. 2.2 miContinue straight onto Gassman Lane, heading W.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto Mound View State Trail, heading W.
  5. 100 ftReach Mound View State Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 150 ftBear left onto Gassman Lane, heading W.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mound View State Trail, heading W.
  8. 2.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 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-8-km

Trail surface

94% paved6% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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