Muskego Recreation Trail
9.5 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 3 hr 12 min
Muskego Recreation Trail is a 9.5-mile out-and-back near Lake Brittany Estates, WI. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Muskego Recreation Trail
9.5 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 3 hr 12 min
Elevation 775–836 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.90113, -88.07368
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Muskego Recreation Trail, heading W.
- 2.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 2.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.6 mi in (~88 min). Leave by 5:07 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Muskego County Park Beach & Muskego Recreation Trail 11.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Seven Waters Trail 13.2 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Muskego Recreation Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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