Prairie Sunset Point–Henrietta Lake, 4 lakes is a 9.2-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit near Delafield, WI. The route passes Lupo Pond and Prairie Sunset Point before reaching Henrietta Lake at the turnaround, 4.6 miles in. It climbs 265 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi873 – 1,096 ft9.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 43.04066, -88.39254
Nearest town Delafield, WI
Directions
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Prairie Sunset Point–Henrietta Lake, 4 lakes
9.2 mi · ▲ 265 ft · 3 hr 12 min
Elevation 874–1,095 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit
Trailhead: 43.04066, -88.39254
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 400 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftPass Lupo Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Prairie Path, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miPass Prairie Sunset Point.
- 250 ftBear left onto Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Glacial Drumlin State Trail, heading S.
- 1.8 miPass Henrietta Lake.
- 350 ftReach Prairie Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Prairie Path, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 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
69% paved27% dirt1% grass1% boardwalk2% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:56 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:07 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Lupo Pond–Delafield Fish Hatchery, 3 lakes 5.2 mi · ▲ 222 ft
- Nemahbin Spring & Lupo Pond via Prairie Path 3.7 mi · ▲ 208 ft
- Ice Age Viewpoint & Lupo Pond Loop via Ice Age Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 311 ft
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