Muskego Recreation Trail
14.2 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 4 hr 46 min
Muskego Recreation Trail is a 14.2-mile out-and-back in Bluhm Park near Squire Glen Estates, WI. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Muskego Recreation Trail
14.2 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 4 hr 46 min
Elevation 775–836 ft
Out & Back · Bluhm Park
Trailhead: 42.91769, -88.11633
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Muskego Recreation Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 2.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 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.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 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 5.9 mi in (~145 min). Leave by 4:08 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Muskego Recreation Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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