Richard Bong State Recreation Area
Richard Bong State Recreation Area Beach & Wolf Lake
5.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Richard Bong State Recreation Area Beach & Wolf Lake is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Richard Bong State Recreation Area near Kansasville, WI. The route passes Richard Bong State Recreation Area Beach before reaching Wolf Lake at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Richard Bong State Recreation Area Beach & Wolf Lake
5.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 805–848 ft
Out & Back · Richard Bong State Recreation Area
Trailhead: 42.65605, -88.12556
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.8 miPass Richard Bong State Recreation Area Beach.
- 0.3 miPass Wolf Lake.
- 150 ftReach Richard Bong State Recreation Area Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:16 PM — 8 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Stick Pond–Cigar Pond, 3 lakes 10.8 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Urban Pond–Richard Bong State Recreation Area Beach, 3 beaches 5.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Wolf Lake & Urban Pond 6.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Richard Bong State Recreation Area Beach 4.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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