Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit
Bald Bluff Scenic Overlook & Moraine Ridge Trail via Ice Age Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 176 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Bald Bluff Scenic Overlook & Moraine Ridge Trail via Ice Age Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit near La Grange, WI. The route reaches Bald Bluff Scenic Overlook at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 176 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Bald Bluff Scenic Overlook & Moraine Ridge Trail via Ice Age Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 176 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Elevation 856–993 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit
Trailhead: Lime Kiln Trail · 42.82415, -88.61978
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:57 PM
- Start on Lime Kiln Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miReach Bald Bluff Scenic Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Lime Kiln Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 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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More from Lime Kiln Trail Trailhead
- Moraine Ridge Trail via Ice Age Trail 6 mi · ▲ 260 ft
- Moraine Ridge Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 311 ft
- Derailer–Lime Kiln Trail, 3 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 29 ft
- Bermuda–Derailer, 4 sights 3 mi · ▲ 118 ft
- Derailer–Lime Kiln Trail Loop, 5 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 151 ft
- Derailer–Lime Kiln Trail Loop, 4 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 165 ft
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