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Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit

Prairie Sunset Point–Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail, 4 sights

4.1 mi · ▲ 172 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Prairie Sunset Point–Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail, 4 sights is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit near Delafield, WI. The route reaches Prairie Sunset Point. It is mostly level, with 172 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi889 – 994 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lake Country Trail 43.05978, -88.41097
Nearest town Delafield, WI
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Prairie Sunset Point–Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail, 4 sights

4.1 mi · ▲ 172 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Elevation 890–995 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit

Trailhead: Lake Country Trail · 43.05978, -88.41097

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:55 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lake Country Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miBear left onto Ice Age Trail, heading SE.
  4. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 350 ftBear right onto Prairie Path, heading S.
  6. 0.9 miPass Prairie Sunset Point.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miSharp right onto Ice Age Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.5 miBear right onto Prairie Path, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.5 miBear right onto Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right onto Lake Country Trail, heading N.
  13. 400 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/prairie-sunset-point-cushing-park-road-recreational-trail-out-back-4-sights-7-km

Trail surface

80% dirt20% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:41 AMSunset 6:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 5:53 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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