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Powder Hill–Pike Lake, 4 beaches is a 1.6-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 before reaching Powder Hill at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It climbs 277 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,004 – 1,289 ft · steepest grade: 21%2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 43.30737, -88.32229
Nearest town Pike Lake, WI

Directions

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Powder Hill–Pike Lake, 4 beaches

1.6 mi · ▲ 277 ft · 40 min

Elevation 1,003–1,289 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. 0.2 miBear right onto Powder Hill Trail, heading NE.
  11. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  15. 150 ftReach Powder Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 400 ftBear left onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
  20. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  21. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  22. 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  23. 350 ftBear right, heading S.
  24. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  25. 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

51% dirt49% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:35 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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