Moorland Park

Muskego Recreation Trail

8.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 46 min

Muskego Recreation Trail is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in Moorland Park near Golden Country Estates, WI. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi781 – 873 ft8.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.93318, -88.11383
Nearest town Golden Country Estates, WI

Directions

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Muskego Recreation Trail

8.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 46 min

Elevation 780–872 ft

Out & Back · Moorland Park

Trailhead: 42.93318, -88.11383

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 1.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  8. 1.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftBear right onto Muskego Recreation Trail, heading SW.
  10. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 1 miBear left, heading E.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  13. 1.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 1.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 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 surface

76% paved24% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 5:54 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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