Muskego Recreation Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Muskego Recreation Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near Squire Glen Estates, WI. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi774 – 820 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.90830, -88.11926
Nearest town Squire Glen Estates, WI

Directions

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Muskego Recreation Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Elevation 775–820 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.90830, -88.11926

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  3. 50 ftSharp left onto Muskego Recreation Trail, heading E.
  4. 1.2 miReach Muskego Recreation Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 1.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  10. 0.4 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

66% paved34% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 5:54 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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