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Whitetail Lake via Life Trail

10.3 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 3 hr 29 min

Whitetail Lake via Life Trail is a 10.3-mile out-and-back near Union Grove, WI. The route reaches Whitetail Lake. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi722 – 850 ft10.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Soccer Park Trail 42.69026, -88.03342
Nearest town Union Grove, WI
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Whitetail Lake via Life Trail

10.3 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 3 hr 29 min

Elevation 721–851 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Soccer Park Trail · 42.69026, -88.03342

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Soccer Park Trail, heading N.
  2. 400 ftPass Whitetail Lake.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto Life Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  5. 4.8 miReach Whitetail Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 4.8 miSharp left, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto Soccer Park Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.2 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/whitetail-lake-whitetail-lake-out-back-16-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~76 min). Leave by 5:16 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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