Blue Loop is a 4-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit near Eagle, WI. It is mostly level, with 178 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi889 – 1,020 ft4.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Ice Age Trail 42.87913, -88.50289
Nearest town Eagle, WI
Directions
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Blue Loop
4 mi · ▲ 178 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Elevation 890–1,020 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit
Trailhead: Ice Age Trail · 42.87913, -88.50289
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start on Ice Age Trail, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 400 ftBear left onto Blue Loop, heading SW.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 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
61% dirt39% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 6:53 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:33 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:53 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:21 PM.
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