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Kettle Moraine State Forest- Pike Lake Unit

Pike Lake–Spur trail to selfie stand Viewpoint, 4 beaches

2.4 mi · ▲ 208 ft · 54 min

Pike Lake–Spur trail to selfie stand Viewpoint, 4 beaches is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest- Pike Lake Unit near Pike Lake, WI. The route passes Pike Lake Beach, Pike Lake and Spur trail to selfie stand Viewpoint. It is mostly level, with 208 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,004 – 1,194 ft · steepest grade: 20%2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 43.30737, -88.32229
Nearest town Pike Lake, WI
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Pike Lake–Spur trail to selfie stand Viewpoint, 4 beaches

2.4 mi · ▲ 208 ft · 54 min

Elevation 1,003–1,194 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest- Pike Lake Unit

Trailhead: 43.30737, -88.32229

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftPass Pike Lake Beach.
  4. 50 ftPass Pike Lake.
  5. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  6. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 400 ftBear right, heading E.
  8. 50 ftPass Spur trail to selfie stand Viewpoint.
  9. 0.4 miBear right onto Ice Age Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  11. 300 ftSharp right onto Ice Age Trail, Black Forest Trail, Blue Loop, and Brown Loop, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miReach Pike Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.7 miTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 350 ftBear right, heading S.
  18. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  19. 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/pike-lake-spur-trail-to-selfie-stand-viewpoint-out-back-5-beaches-4-km-392c

Trail surface

68% dirt5% gravel27% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:13 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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