Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit
Lake La Grange–Marian Drive, 4 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 201 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Lake La Grange–Marian Drive, 4 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit near Heart Prairie, WI. The route reaches Lake La Grange. It is mostly level, with 201 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake La Grange–Marian Drive, 4 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 201 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 890–1,005 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit
Trailhead: Ice Age Trail · 42.78868, -88.66576
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:57 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Ice Age Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading NE.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Robinhood Lane, heading N.
- 0.3 miPass Lake La Grange.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Marian Drive, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach Lake La Grange, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Robinhood Lane, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 1.6 miBear left onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftArrive 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 1.4 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 6:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Ice Age Trail Trailhead
- Lake La Grange–Moraine Ridge Trail, 5 sights 10.4 mi · ▲ 477 ft
- Rice Lake & Moraine Ridge Trail via Ice Age Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 448 ft
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