Kettle Moraine Oak Opening State Natural Area
Bald Bluff Scenic Overlook & Moraine Ridge Trail Loop via Ice Age Trail
8.1 mi · ▲ 652 ft · 3 hr 2 min
Bald Bluff Scenic Overlook & Moraine Ridge Trail Loop via Ice Age Trail is an 8.1-mile loop in Kettle Moraine Oak Opening State Natural Area near Palmyra, WI. The route reaches Bald Bluff Scenic Overlook. It climbs 652 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Bald Bluff Scenic Overlook & Moraine Ridge Trail Loop via Ice Age Trail
8.1 mi · ▲ 652 ft · 3 hr 2 min
Elevation 865–1,040 ft
Loop · Kettle Moraine Oak Opening State Natural Area
Trailhead: Ice Age Trail · 42.86857, -88.57407
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:57 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start on Ice Age Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 1.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miPass Bald Bluff Scenic Overlook.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading NW.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftThe loop closes 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
More from Ice Age Trail Trailhead
- Ice Age Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 451 ft
- Moraine Ridge Trail 7.6 mi · ▲ 552 ft
- Moraine Ridge Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 442 ft
- Moraine Ridge Trail 6.4 mi · ▲ 526 ft
- Ice Age Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 310 ft
- Big Hill Overlook & Green Loop via Moraine Ridge Trail 9.1 mi · ▲ 720 ft
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