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Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit

Big Hill Overlook via Ice Age Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 204 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Big Hill Overlook via Ice Age Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit near Little Prairie, WI. The route reaches Big Hill Overlook at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 204 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi850 – 1,040 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.87052, -88.54389
Nearest town Little Prairie, WI
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Big Hill Overlook via Ice Age Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 204 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 849–1,040 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit

Trailhead: 42.87052, -88.54389

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading E.
  4. 1.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Blue Loop, heading S.
  6. 100 ftSharp left onto Purple Loop, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miSharp left onto Blue Loop, heading NE.
  8. 350 ftContinue straight onto Stute Springs Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miReach Big Hill Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Blue Loop, heading NW.
  11. 350 ftSharp right onto Purple Loop, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miSharp right onto Blue Loop, heading NW.
  13. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 0.3 miSharp left onto Ice Age Trail, heading NE.
  15. 1.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftArrive 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/big-hill-overlook-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:41 AMSunset 6:55 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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