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Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit

Gold Loop–Green Loop, 4 sights

7.3 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 2 hr 31 min

Gold Loop–Green Loop, 4 sights is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit near Ottawa, WI. It is mostly level, with 171 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi935 – 1,083 ft7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ice Age Trail 42.96050, -88.45447
Nearest town Ottawa, WI
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Gold Loop–Green Loop, 4 sights

7.3 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 2 hr 31 min

Elevation 936–1,082 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit

Trailhead: Ice Age Trail · 42.96050, -88.45447

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Ice Age Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  4. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 150 ftTurn left onto IAT Access, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  8. 1 miBear left onto Gold Loop, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Purple Trail, heading NE.
  10. 200 ftContinue straight onto Gold Loop, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 miSharp right onto Green Loop, heading W.
  12. 300 ftReach Ice Age Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 250 ftSharp left onto Gold Loop, heading NE.
  14. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Purple Trail, heading SW.
  15. 200 ftContinue straight onto Gold Loop, heading SW.
  16. 0.2 miBear right onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading S.
  17. 1 miTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miContinue straight onto IAT Access, heading NW.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  20. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  21. 0.9 miBear right, heading NW.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading NE.
  23. 0.6 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/ice-age-trail-out-back-8-km-419a

Trail surface

85% dirt15% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:57 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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