Kettle Moraine State Forest- Pike Lake Unit
Spur trail to selfie stand Viewpoint–Pike Lake Beach, 3 beaches
5.1 mi · ▲ 284 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Spur trail to selfie stand Viewpoint–Pike Lake Beach, 3 beaches is a 5.1-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 climbs 284 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Spur trail to selfie stand Viewpoint–Pike Lake Beach, 3 beaches
5.1 mi · ▲ 284 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 1,009–1,194 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest- Pike Lake Unit
Trailhead: 43.30643, -88.32066
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Pike Lake Beach.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Spur trail to selfie stand Viewpoint.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Ice Age Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 300 ftSharp right onto Ice Age Trail, Black Forest Trail, Blue Loop, and Brown Loop, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right onto Ice Age Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.8 miReach Spur trail to selfie stand Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right onto Ice Age Trail, Black Forest Trail, Blue Loop, and Brown Loop, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 300 ftBear right onto Ice Age Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 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 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM — 0 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- 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
- Spur trail to selfie stand Viewpoint–Pike Lake Beach, 3 beaches 2.2 mi · ▲ 209 ft
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