Sugar River Alder Forest Preserve
Orange Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 49 min
Orange Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Sugar River Alder Forest Preserve near Newark, WI. It is mostly level, with 166 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Orange Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 49 min
Elevation 768–868 ft
Out & Back · Sugar River Alder Forest Preserve
Trailhead: Blue Trail · 42.49821, -89.24464
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:43 AM · sunset 7:00 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Blue Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Orange Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading N.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 7:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:23 PM — 5 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Blue Trail Trailhead
- Blue Trail via Orange Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 110 ft
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