AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Whitetail Lake & Life Trail

10.3 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 3 hr 30 min

Whitetail Lake & Life Trail is a 10.3-mile out-and-back near Union Grove, WI. The route reaches Whitetail Lake. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi725 – 850 ft10.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Life Trail 42.69315, -88.03862
Nearest town Union Grove, WI
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Whitetail Lake & Life Trail

10.3 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 3 hr 30 min

Elevation 725–851 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Life Trail · 42.69315, -88.03862

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM

  1. Start on Life Trail, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Whitetail Lake.
  3. 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
  4. 4.8 miReach Whitetail Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 4.8 miSharp left, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 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-3-lakes-21-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~75 min). Leave by 5:20 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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