Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit
Nemahbin Spring & Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail via Glacial Drumlin State Trail
7.3 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 2 hr 32 min
Nemahbin Spring & Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail via Glacial Drumlin State Trail is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit near Wales, WI. The route reaches Nemahbin Spring at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 190 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Nemahbin Spring & Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail via Glacial Drumlin State Trail
7.3 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 2 hr 32 min
Elevation 908–993 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit
Trailhead: Glacial Drumlin State Trail · 43.01115, -88.39474
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Glacial Drumlin State Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Prairie Path, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Prairie Path, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Nemahbin Spring Access Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Nemahbin Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Prairie Path, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Ice Age Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Prairie Path, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Glacial Drumlin State Trail, heading S.
- 1 miArrive 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 1.5 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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