Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit
Blue Loop–Gold Loop, 3 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 117 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Blue Loop–Gold Loop, 3 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit near Ottawa, WI. It is mostly level, with 117 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Blue Loop–Gold Loop, 3 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 117 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 925–1,023 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit
Trailhead: Moraine Ridge Trail · 42.93950, -88.46162
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:57 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Moraine Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Gold Loop, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Purple Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Gold Loop, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Blue Loop, heading NW.
- 300 ftReach Purple Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Gold Loop, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Purple Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Gold Loop, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Moraine Ridge Trail Trailhead
- Ice Age Trail 6.4 mi · ▲ 324 ft
- Ice Age Trail 6.4 mi · ▲ 323 ft
- Moraine Ridge Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 85 ft
- Observation Loop via Moraine Ridge Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 143 ft
- Moraine Ridge Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 229 ft
- Moraine Ridge Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 231 ft
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