Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit
Connector Trail & Moraine Ridge Trail
9.9 mi · ▲ 580 ft · 3 hr 35 min
Connector Trail & Moraine Ridge Trail is a 9.9-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit near Palmyra, WI. It climbs 580 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Connector Trail & Moraine Ridge Trail
9.9 mi · ▲ 580 ft · 3 hr 35 min
Elevation 865–1,021 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit
Trailhead: Moraine Ridge Trail · 42.86812, -88.57772
Weather Sep 20: Heavy rain, high 64°F / low 57° · precip 55% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:57 PM
Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start on Moraine Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 1.5 miBear left onto Ice Age Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miSharp left onto Ice Age Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto The Beach, heading S.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Gnome Loop, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Connector Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 3.1 miTurn left onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 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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- Drinking water at the trailhead
More from Moraine Ridge Trail Trailhead
- Connector Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 120 ft
- Moraine Ridge Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 524 ft
- Moraine Ridge Trail 6.1 mi · ▲ 414 ft
- Moraine Ridge Trail 7.8 mi · ▲ 523 ft
- Moraine Ridge Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 411 ft
- Moraine Ridge Trail 6.1 mi · ▲ 413 ft
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