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Pewaukee Lake via Lake Country Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Pewaukee Lake via Lake Country Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near Edgewood, WI. The route reaches Pewaukee Lake at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi856 – 899 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 43.04717, -88.27315
Nearest town Edgewood, WI
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Pewaukee Lake via Lake Country Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 856–898 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 43.04717, -88.27315

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

Transit-accessible: stop 661 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Lake Country Trail, heading NW.
  4. 1.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 400 ftReach Pewaukee Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  8. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/pewaukee-lake-lake-country-trail-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

93% paved5% grass2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 5:53 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 661 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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