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Veterans Memorial Pond

5.6 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Veterans Memorial Pond is a 5.6-mile out-and-back near Sylvania, WI. The route reaches Veterans Memorial Pond at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi728 – 768 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.71436, -87.93406
Nearest town Sylvania, WI
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Veterans Memorial Pond

5.6 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 730–769 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.71436, -87.93406

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM

Transit-accessible: International Drive (Southern End) stop 230 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 150 ftReach Veterans Memorial Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/veterans-memorial-pond-veterans-memorial-pond-out-back-9-km

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: International Drive (Southern End) stop 230 m from the trailhead

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