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Wisconsin Harbor & Lighthouse Trail

6 days, 7 stops and about 5 h 10 min behind the wheel. Change anything below; the link always holds the latest version.

Total driving5 h 10 min
Distance248 mi (400 km)
Days6
Stops7
Longest dayDay 3, 2 h 25 min
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  1. Day 1

    Around Wind Point Lighthouse

    36 min driving23 mi (36 km)

    1. 01

      Trip starts here

      Milwaukee Town · WI · Lake Michigan
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    2. 02

      36 min · 23 mi (36 km) from Milwaukee

      Wind Point Lighthouse Lighthouse · WI · Lake Michigan
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  2. Day 2

    Wind Point Lighthouse to Sheboygan

    1 h 39 min driving83 mi (133 km)

    1. 03

      1 h 26 min · 76 mi (122 km) from Wind Point Lighthouse

      Kohler-Andrae State Park Park & beach · WI · Lake Michigan
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    2. 04

      13 min · 6.7 mi (11 km) from Kohler-Andrae State Park

      Sheboygan Town · WI · Lake Michigan
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  3. Day 3

    Sheboygan to Cana Island Lighthouse

    2 h 25 min driving130 mi (208 km)

    1. 05

      1 h 38 min · 101 mi (163 km) from Sheboygan

      Sturgeon Bay Town · WI · Lake Michigan
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    2. 06

      45 min · 28 mi (46 km) from Sturgeon Bay

      Cana Island Lighthouse Lighthouse · WI · Lake Michigan
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  4. Day 4

    Cana Island Lighthouse to Peninsula State Park

    30 min driving13 mi (22 km)

    1. 07

      30 min · 13 mi (22 km) from Cana Island Lighthouse

      Peninsula State Park Park & beach · WI · Lake Michigan
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  5. Day 5

    A free day

    No driving

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  6. Day 6

    A free day

    No driving

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Good to know

How the trip builder works.

How are the drive times calculated?
Drive times and distances come from OpenStreetMap road data routed with OSRM, calibrated against typical published travel times. They assume ordinary traffic and include island ferry crossings where a stop needs one. Allow extra time for summer weekends, construction and border crossings.
Can I save or share my trip?
Yes. The whole trip lives in the page address, so bookmarking or sharing the link saves everything: stops, days, start date and starting point. Nothing is stored on our servers and no account is needed.
Can I take my trip into Google Maps or a GPS?
Every day has a Google Maps directions link (long days are split into parts, because Google Maps allows nine stops per link). You can also download a calendar file with one event per day, or a GPX file for GPS units and apps such as OsmAnd and Gaia GPS.
What does “Best order” do?
It reorders your stops to shorten the total drive, keeping your starting point fixed and finishing back home if you chose a round trip, then spreads the stops over the same number of days so each day's driving is as even as possible.

Drive times and distances: OSRM routing over OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), calibrated to typical travel times. Times are estimates for planning, not navigation. Check road, border and ferry conditions before you travel.

More planning tools: circle tour planner, ferry or drive calculator, northern lights forecast, water temperatures and the ship watcher.