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Kettle Moraine Oak Opening State Natural Area

Connector Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 120 ft · 2 hr

Connector Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine Oak Opening State Natural Area near Palmyra, WI. It is mostly level, with 120 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi892 – 1,004 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Moraine Ridge Trail 42.86812, -88.57772
Nearest town Palmyra, WI
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Connector Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 120 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 891–1,003 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine Oak Opening State Natural Area

Trailhead: Moraine Ridge Trail · 42.86812, -88.57772

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start on Moraine Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right onto Connector Trail, heading SW.
  3. 2.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 2.1 miTurn left onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading N.
  5. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/connector-trail-out-back-9-km-0798

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:57 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Drinking water at the trailhead

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