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Sugar River Alder Forest Preserve

Orange Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 45 min

Orange Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Sugar River Alder Forest Preserve near Newark, WI. It is mostly level, with 112 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi768 – 876 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.49817, -89.23811
Nearest town Newark, WI
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Orange Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 45 min

Elevation 768–876 ft

Out & Back · Sugar River Alder Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 42.49817, -89.23811

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:43 AM · sunset 7:00 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miBear right onto Orange Trail, heading W.
  5. 1.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/orange-trail-out-back-3-km-7ddc

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:43 AMSunset 7:00 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:19 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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