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.

Elevation

0 mi856 – 994 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lime Kiln Trail 42.82415, -88.61978
Nearest town La Grange, WI

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Lime Kiln Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.7 miTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.6 miReach Bald Bluff Scenic Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.8 miTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right onto Lime Kiln Trail, heading S.
  10. 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.

Trail surface

94% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:57 PM

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