Blue Loop is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit near Eagle, WI. It is mostly level, with 213 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Blue Loop
4.9 mi · ▲ 213 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 890–1,020 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit
Trailhead: Ice Age Trail · 42.87913, -88.50289
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:57 PM
- Start on Ice Age Trail, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 400 ftBear left onto Blue Loop, heading SW.
- 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:37 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:57 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:25 PM.
More from Ice Age Trail Trailhead
- Ice Age Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 31 ft
- Blue Loop 5 mi · ▲ 240 ft
- Blue Loop 5.2 mi · ▲ 240 ft
- Blue Loop 5 mi · ▲ 213 ft
- Blue Loop 4.2 mi · ▲ 239 ft
- Ice Age Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 92 ft
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