Nemahbin Spring & Lupo Pond via Prairie Path is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit near Delafield, WI. The route passes Lupo Pond before reaching Nemahbin Spring at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 208 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi925 – 1,096 ft4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 43.03946, -88.39323
Nearest town Delafield, WI
Directions
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Nemahbin Spring & Lupo Pond via Prairie Path
3.7 mi · ▲ 208 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 925–1,095 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit
Trailhead: 43.03946, -88.39323
Weather Sep 20: Heavy rain, high 62°F / low 56° · precip 36% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Lupo Pond.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Prairie Path, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Ice Age Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Prairie Path, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Nemahbin Spring Access Trail, heading NE.
- 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 S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Prairie Path, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 300 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
79% dirt15% paved3% grass1% boardwalk2% unspecified
Weather
Heavy rainTemperature 62°F56°
Precip36%Wind14 mphUV1Humidity85%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (1.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50°
Sunrise 6:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:56 PM
Mon
59°52°
Tue
58°49°
Wed
64°48°
Thu
63°51°
Fri
66°51°
Sat
60°51°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Prairie Sunset Point–Henrietta Lake, 4 lakes 9.2 mi · ▲ 265 ft
- Lupo Pond–Delafield Fish Hatchery, 3 lakes 5.2 mi · ▲ 222 ft
- Lupo Pond & Prairie Path 2.8 mi · ▲ 201 ft
- Ice Age Viewpoint & Lupo Pond Loop via Ice Age Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 311 ft
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