Lake Mills Wildlife Area

Rock Lake & Glacial Drumlin Trail Connector via Glacial Drumlin State Trail

16.1 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 5 hr 26 min

Rock Lake & Glacial Drumlin Trail Connector via Glacial Drumlin State Trail is a 16.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Mills Wildlife Area near Jefferson Junction, WI. The route reaches Rock Lake. It is mostly level, with 138 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi781 – 863 ft16.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Glacial Drumlin State Trail 43.03655, -88.80686
Nearest town Jefferson Junction, WI

Directions

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Rock Lake & Glacial Drumlin Trail Connector via Glacial Drumlin State Trail

16.1 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 5 hr 26 min

Elevation 782–863 ft

Out & Back · Lake Mills Wildlife Area

Trailhead: Glacial Drumlin State Trail · 43.03655, -88.80686

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:58 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Glacial Drumlin State Trail, heading W.
  2. 6.5 miPass Rock Lake.
  3. 1.1 miSharp right onto Glacial Drumlin Trail Connector, heading N.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 350 ftReach Rock Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.6 miSharp left onto Glacial Drumlin State Trail, heading SW.
  7. 7.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

98% gravel1% paved1% grass

Weather

Sunrise 6:41 AMSunset 6:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.0 mi in (~148 min). Leave by 4:10 PM for the 6:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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