Horicon National Wildlife Refuge

Red Fox Hiking Trail & Redhead Hiking Trail Loop

3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Red Fox Hiking Trail & Redhead Hiking Trail Loop is a 3.6-mile loop in Horicon National Wildlife Refuge near East Waupun, WI. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi860 – 892 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Redhead Hiking Trail 43.63019, -88.66957
Nearest town East Waupun, WI

Directions

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Red Fox Hiking Trail & Redhead Hiking Trail Loop

3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 859–891 ft

Loop · Horicon National Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: Redhead Hiking Trail · 43.63019, -88.66957

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:58 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 150 ftBear right onto Redhead Hiking Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.7 miSharp left onto Red Fox Hiking Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miSharp left onto Egret Hiking Trail, heading E.
  5. 200 ftReach Redhead Hiking Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 200 ftSharp right onto Red Fox Hiking Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.7 miTurn left onto Redhead Hiking Trail, heading N.
  8. 1.7 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

72% dirt28% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 6:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:16 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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