Lake Mills Wildlife Area

Rock Lake & Zeloski Marsh Trail via Glacial Drumlin State Trail

9.8 mi · ▲ 60 ft · 3 hr 18 min

Rock Lake & Zeloski Marsh Trail via Glacial Drumlin State Trail is a 9.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Mills Wildlife Area near Lake Mills, WI. The route reaches Rock Lake. It is mostly level, with 60 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi827 – 866 ft9.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Glacial Drumlin State Trail 43.06440, -88.91389
Nearest town Lake Mills, WI

Directions

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Rock Lake & Zeloski Marsh Trail via Glacial Drumlin State Trail

9.8 mi · ▲ 60 ft · 3 hr 18 min

Elevation 827–866 ft

Out & Back · Lake Mills Wildlife Area

Trailhead: Glacial Drumlin State Trail · 43.06440, -88.91389

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:43 AM · sunset 6:57 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Glacial Drumlin State Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miPass Rock Lake.
  3. 2.6 miTurn left onto Zeloski Marsh Trail, heading S.
  4. 1.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  5. 0.7 miReach Rock Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 1.2 miTurn right onto Glacial Drumlin State Trail, heading N.
  8. 3 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

99% gravel1% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:43 AMSunset 6:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.5 mi in (~109 min). Leave by 4:47 PM for the 6:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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