Kettle Moraine State Forest- Pike Lake Unit
Spur trail to selfie stand Viewpoint–Pike Lake Beach, 3 beaches
2.2 mi · ▲ 209 ft · 50 min
Spur trail to selfie stand Viewpoint–Pike Lake Beach, 3 beaches is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest- Pike Lake Unit near Pike Lake, WI. The route passes Pike Lake Beach and Spur trail to selfie stand Viewpoint. It is mostly level, with 209 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Spur trail to selfie stand Viewpoint–Pike Lake Beach, 3 beaches
2.2 mi · ▲ 209 ft · 50 min
Elevation 1,022–1,194 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest- Pike Lake Unit
Trailhead: 43.30830, -88.32079
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Pike Lake Beach.
- 400 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Spur trail to selfie stand Viewpoint.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Ice Age Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 300 ftSharp right onto Ice Age Trail, Black Forest Trail, Blue Loop, and Brown Loop, heading NE.
- 0.1 miReach Spur trail to selfie stand Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:36 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:56 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:25 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Spur trail to selfie stand Viewpoint–Pike Lake Beach, 3 beaches 5.1 mi · ▲ 284 ft
- Powder Hill–Pike Lake, 4 beaches 1.6 mi · ▲ 277 ft
- Pike Lake–Spur trail to selfie stand Viewpoint, 4 beaches 2.4 mi · ▲ 208 ft
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