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Lake Mills Wildlife Area

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

6.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Rock Lake & Glacial Drumlin Trail Connector via Glacial Drumlin State Trail is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Mills Wildlife Area near Lake Mills, WI. The route reaches Rock Lake. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi817 – 863 ft6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Glacial Drumlin State Trail 43.07313, -88.89861
Nearest town Lake Mills, WI
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Rock Lake & Glacial Drumlin Trail Connector via Glacial Drumlin State Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Elevation 818–863 ft

Out & Back · Lake Mills Wildlife Area

Trailhead: Glacial Drumlin State Trail · 43.07313, -88.89861

Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 65°F / low 56° · precip 31% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:58 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Glacial Drumlin State Trail, heading SW.
  2. 1.8 miPass Rock Lake.
  3. 1.1 miSharp right onto Glacial Drumlin Trail Connector, heading N.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  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. 2.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/rock-lake-glacial-drumlin-trail-connector-out-back-11-km

Trail surface

97% gravel2% grass1% paved

Weather

RainTemperature 65°F56°
Precip31%Wind14 mphUV2Humidity81%
Rained 2.6″ yesterday (2.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55° 12 AM: 29% rain1 AM: 31% rain2 AM: 18% rain3 AM: 20% rain4 AM: 22% rain5 AM: 17% rain6 AM: 26% rain7 AM: 21% rain8 AM: 16% rain9 AM: 15% rain10 AM: 15% rain11 AM: 8% rain12 PM: 5% rain1 PM: 3% rain2 PM: 3% rain3 PM: 1% rain4 PM: 1% rain10 PM: 1% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:41 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:58 PM
Mon 62°52°
Tue 62°48°
Wed 65°47°
Thu 67°49°
Fri 69°53°
Sat 60°53°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 6:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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