Rose Lake & Dorothy Carnes Park West Beach
1.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 40 min
Rose Lake & Dorothy Carnes Park West Beach is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Dorothy Carnes Park West near Fort Atkinson, WI. The route passes Dorothy Carnes Park West Beach and Rose Lake. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Rose Lake & Dorothy Carnes Park West Beach
1.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 40 min
Elevation 847–896 ft
Out & Back · Dorothy Carnes Park West
Trailhead: 42.96173, -88.87796
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:58 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Dorothy Carnes Park West Beach.
- 500 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Rose Lake.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 400 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftReach Rose Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 6:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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