Mud Lake via Lake Country Trail

4 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Mud Lake via Lake Country Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back near Summit Corners, WI. The route reaches Mud Lake at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi856 – 889 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 43.08106, -88.46949
Nearest town Summit Corners, WI

Directions

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Mud Lake via Lake Country Trail

4 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 857–889 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 43.08106, -88.46949

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:57 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 200 ftContinue straight onto Lake Country Trail, heading W.
  3. 2 miReach Mud Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

97% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 6:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead