Moorland Park

Muskego Recreation Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Muskego Recreation Trail is a 4.6-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 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi781 – 860 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.92804, -88.10868
Nearest town Golden Country Estates, WI

Directions

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Muskego Recreation Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 781–861 ft

Out & Back · Moorland Park

Trailhead: 42.92804, -88.10868

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 1.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left onto Muskego Recreation Trail, heading S.
  9. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  11. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 1.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 0.2 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

97% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 5:38 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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