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Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit

Prairie Sunset Point & Delafield Fish Hatchery via Prairie Path

4.1 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Prairie Sunset Point & Delafield Fish Hatchery via Prairie Path is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit near Delafield, WI. The route passes Delafield Fish Hatchery before reaching Prairie Sunset Point at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 114 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi889 – 994 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 43.06078, -88.40576
Nearest town Delafield, WI
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Prairie Sunset Point & Delafield Fish Hatchery via Prairie Path

4.1 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 890–995 ft

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

Trailhead: 43.06078, -88.40576

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

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Delafield Fish Hatchery.
  3. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Lake Country Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left onto Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.5 miBear left onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
  9. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 350 ftBear right onto Prairie Path, heading S.
  11. 1 miReach Prairie Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 1 miBear left, heading W.
  13. 350 ftTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading NW.
  14. 300 ftBear right onto Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.5 miTurn right onto Lake Country Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  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/prairie-sunset-point-delafield-fish-hatchery-out-back-3-lakes-7-km

Trail surface

53% dirt43% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 5:47 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 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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