Bluhm Park

Muskego Recreation Trail

6.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Muskego Recreation Trail is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Bluhm Park near Durham, WI. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi774 – 824 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.88374, -88.07349
Nearest town Durham, WI

Directions

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Muskego Recreation Trail

6.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Elevation 775–824 ft

Out & Back · Bluhm Park

Trailhead: 42.88374, -88.07349

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 2.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Muskego Recreation Trail, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 2.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

74% paved15% gravel11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:18 PM — 5 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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