Pewaukee Lake & Lake Country Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Pewaukee Lake & Lake Country Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Edgewood, WI. The route reaches Pewaukee Lake. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi856 – 912 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 43.05055, -88.28324
Nearest town Edgewood, WI

Directions

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Pewaukee Lake & Lake Country Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 856–912 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 43.05055, -88.28324

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 86 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 300 ftTurn right onto Meadowbrook Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Lake Country Trail, heading N.
  7. 1.1 miPass Pewaukee Lake.
  8. 400 ftBear right, heading SW.
  9. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miReach Pewaukee Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 450 ftBear left, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  13. 1.2 miTurn right onto Meadowbrook Trail, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  17. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  18. 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

66% paved34% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 86 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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