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Kettle Moraine Oak Opening State Natural Area

Bald Bluff Scenic Overlook via Ice Age Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 379 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Bald Bluff Scenic Overlook via Ice Age Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine Oak Opening State Natural Area near Palmyra, WI. The route reaches Bald Bluff Scenic Overlook. It climbs 379 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi830 – 1,040 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.85076, -88.61047
Nearest town Palmyra, WI
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Bald Bluff Scenic Overlook via Ice Age Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 379 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 829–1,040 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine Oak Opening State Natural Area

Trailhead: 42.85076, -88.61047

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:55 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.7 miSharp right onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.8 miPass Bald Bluff Scenic Overlook.
  4. 0.6 miReach Bald Bluff Scenic Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  6. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bald-bluff-scenic-overlook-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:41 AMSunset 6:55 PM

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