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Kettle Moraine State Forest- Pike Lake Unit

Powder Hill & Pike Lake via Ice Age Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 354 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Powder Hill & Pike Lake via Ice Age Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest- Pike Lake Unit near Pike Lake, WI. The route passes Pike Lake before reaching Powder Hill at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 354 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,011 – 1,289 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 43.31895, -88.31961
Nearest town Pike Lake, WI
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Powder Hill & Pike Lake via Ice Age Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 354 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Elevation 1,011–1,289 ft

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

Trailhead: 43.31895, -88.31961

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftPass Pike Lake.
  5. 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 300 ftBear right onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miSharp left onto Powder Hill Trail, heading SW.
  11. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  15. 150 ftReach Powder Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 400 ftSharp right onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
  20. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  21. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  23. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  24. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  25. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  27. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/powder-hill-pike-lake-out-back

Trail surface

68% dirt18% gravel14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:36 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:56 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:25 PM.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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