Yellowstone Lake & Yellowstone State Wildlife Area Beach via Blue Ridge Trail
6.6 mi · ▲ 569 ft · 2 hr 29 min
Yellowstone Lake & Yellowstone State Wildlife Area Beach via Blue Ridge Trail is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Yellowstone Lake State Park near Fayette, WI. The route passes Yellowstone Lake and Yellowstone State Wildlife Area Beach. It climbs 569 ft. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Yellowstone Lake & Yellowstone State Wildlife Area Beach via Blue Ridge Trail
6.6 mi · ▲ 569 ft · 2 hr 29 min
Elevation 822–1,061 ft
Out & Back · Yellowstone Lake State Park
Trailhead: 42.77143, -89.98452
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 66°F / low 57° · precip 52% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Yellowstone Lake.
- 0.4 miPass Yellowstone State Wildlife Area Beach.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 400 ftSharp left onto Blue Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach Yellowstone Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 2.5 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miArrive 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 1.9 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 5:50 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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