Muskego Recreation Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Muskego Recreation Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Moorland Park near Golden Country Estates, WI. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Muskego Recreation Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 781–872 ft
Out & Back · Moorland Park
Trailhead: 42.92979, -88.11406
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Muskego Recreation Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~55 min). Leave by 5:39 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
More from this trailhead
- Seven Waters Trail 13.6 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Muskego Recreation Trail 7.8 mi · ▲ 56 ft
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