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.

Elevation

0 mi1,020 – 1,194 ft · steepest grade: 20%2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 43.30830, -88.32079
Nearest town Pike Lake, WI

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Pike Lake Beach.
  3. 400 ftBear right, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftPass Spur trail to selfie stand Viewpoint.
  5. 0.4 miBear right onto Ice Age Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  7. 300 ftSharp right onto Ice Age Trail, Black Forest Trail, Blue Loop, and Brown Loop, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miReach Spur trail to selfie stand Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.7 miTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

67% dirt5% gravel28% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:56 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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