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.

Elevation

0 mi889 – 1,004 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ice Age Trail 42.78868, -88.66576
Nearest town Heart Prairie, WI

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Ice Age Trail, heading E.
  2. 250 ftBear right onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading E.
  3. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading NE.
  4. 300 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Robinhood Lane, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miPass Lake La Grange.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Marian Drive, heading E.
  8. 0.4 miReach Lake La Grange, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left onto Robinhood Lane, heading N.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 100 ftSharp left, heading S.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
  13. 250 ftContinue straight onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading S.
  14. 1.6 miBear left onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
  15. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

70% dirt30% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:57 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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