Powerline Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 52 min
Powerline Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Greenfield, WI. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Powerline Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 52 min
Elevation 751–781 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.96871, -87.98931
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: 60th Street & Plainfield stop 104 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Powerline Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miBear 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 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: 60th Street & Plainfield stop 104 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Powerline Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Powerline Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Powerline Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Powerline Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Powerline Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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