Prairie Trail–Sugar Maple Nature Trail, 3 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 662 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Prairie Trail–Sugar Maple Nature Trail, 3 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Wyalusing State Park near Wyalusing, WI. It climbs 662 ft. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Prairie Trail–Sugar Maple Nature Trail, 3 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 662 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elevation 680–1,114 ft
Out & Back · Wyalusing State Park
Trailhead: Prairie Trail · 42.97870, -91.12042
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start on Prairie Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto State Park Lane, heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Turkey Hollow Trail, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Sugar Maple Nature Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miReach Prairie Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Turkey Hollow Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Prairie Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM — 1 min before dark.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
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