West Lake via Muskego Recreation Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 37 min
West Lake via Muskego Recreation Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Bluhm Park near Durham, WI. The route reaches West Lake at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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West Lake via Muskego Recreation Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 775–823 ft
Out & Back · Bluhm Park
Trailhead: 42.88705, -88.07768
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.9 miTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach West Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Muskego Recreation Trail, heading S.
- 1.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 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 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:13 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Seven Waters Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Seven Waters Trail 8.4 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Muskego Recreation Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Lake Lore via Muskego Recreation Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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