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Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit

Blue Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 143 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Blue Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit near La Grange, WI. It is mostly level, with 143 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi886 – 971 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.83566, -88.59049
Nearest town La Grange, WI
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Blue Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 143 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 884–972 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit

Trailhead: 42.83566, -88.59049

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:57 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.7 miSharp left, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 300 ftBear right, heading W.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  8. 500 ftBear right, heading W.
  9. 400 ftBear left, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  11. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
  17. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  18. 400 ftBear left, heading W.
  19. 500 ftBear right, heading N.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  21. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  22. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  23. 1 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/blue-trail-out-back-6-km-5889

Trail surface

91% dirt9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:57 PM

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