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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Meadowbrook Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Lake Country Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miPass Pewaukee Lake.
- 400 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Pewaukee Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Meadowbrook Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Weather
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.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 86 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Lake Country Trail 2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Lake Country Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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