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Balanced Rock and Devil's Doorway Loop via Balanced Rock Trail, East Bluff Trail, Devil's Doorway Trail, Potholes Trail and Grottos Trail in Devil's Lake State Park
The Balanced Rock and Devil's Doorway Loop offers a unique blend of breathtaking vistas and challenging terrain, rewarding hikers with views of the lake and surrounding bluffs. The route includes steep stone steps along the Balanced Rock Trail, ascending through dense pine forest to views of Devil's Lake, with Balanced Rock itself precariously perched on the bluff’s edge. After passing Devil’s Doorway, a natural rock formation shaped like an open frame, the Potholes Trail descent offers a rugged, staircase-like path, ending in a flat forested return along the Grottos Trail—a refreshing end to an invigorating loop. #Hiking #Loop #Lake #Forest #Nature
- Distance: 1.4 mi
- Elevation gain: 150 m
- Maximum elevation: 433 m
- Elevation loss: 149 m
- Minimum elevation: 301 m
- Moving time: 57 m 24 s
- Moving speed: 1.5 mph
- Maximum speed: 9.3 mph
- Total time: 1 h 33 m
- Global speed: 0.9 mph
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- Distance: 1.4 mi
- Elevation gain: 150 m
- Maximum elevation: 433 m
- Elevation loss: 149 m
- Minimum elevation: 301 m
- Moving time: 57 m 24 s
- Moving speed: 1.5 mph
- Maximum speed: 9.3 mph
- Total time: 1 h 33 m
- Global speed: 0.9 mph
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Name: Balanced Rock and Devil's Doorway Loop via Balanced Rock Trail, East Bluff Trail, Devil's Doorway Trail, Potholes Trail and Grottos Trail in Devil's Lake State Park trail, distance, elevation, map, profile, GPS track
Start: South Lake Road, Town of Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States (43.41055 -89.72395)
End: South Lake Road, Town of Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States (43.41048 -89.72381)
Coordinates: 43.41048 -89.72535 43.41494 -89.71809
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