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Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit

Nemahbin Spring–Henrietta Lake, 3 sights

10.2 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 3 hr 30 min

Nemahbin Spring–Henrietta Lake, 3 sights is a 10.2-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit near Waterville, WI. The route passes Henrietta Lake before reaching Nemahbin Spring at the turnaround, 5.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 194 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi873 – 994 ft10.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 43.01603, -88.44939
Nearest town Waterville, WI
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Nemahbin Spring–Henrietta Lake, 3 sights

10.2 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 3 hr 30 min

Elevation 874–993 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit

Trailhead: 43.01603, -88.44939

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:57 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Glacial Drumlin State Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miPass Henrietta Lake.
  4. 1.9 miTurn left onto Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail, heading N.
  5. 1.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Prairie Path, heading NE.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 250 ftContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.5 miBear right onto Prairie Path, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Nemahbin Spring Access Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miReach Nemahbin Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right onto Prairie Path, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftBear left onto Ice Age Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.5 miTurn left onto Prairie Path, heading S.
  17. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn left onto Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail, heading S.
  19. 1.3 miTurn right onto Glacial Drumlin State Trail, heading S.
  20. 1.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  21. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  22. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/nemahbin-spring-henrietta-lake-out-back-3-sights-16-km

Trail surface

66% paved26% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~73 min). Leave by 5:23 PM for the 6:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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