Muskego County Park Beach & Muskego Recreation Trail
15.9 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 5 hr 20 min
Muskego County Park Beach & Muskego Recreation Trail is a 15.9-mile out-and-back in Bluhm Park near Durham, WI. The route reaches Muskego County Park Beach at the turnaround, 7.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Muskego County Park Beach & Muskego Recreation Trail
15.9 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 5 hr 20 min
Elevation 775–836 ft
Out & Back · Bluhm Park
Trailhead: 42.86822, -88.07749
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Seven Waters Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Muskego Recreation Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 2.1 miPass Muskego County Park Beach.
- 0.2 miReach Muskego County Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 2.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 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 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:20 PM — 1 min before dark.
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- Muskego Recreation Trail 8.8 mi · ▲ 56 ft
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