Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit
Lake La Grange–Moraine Ridge Trail, 3 sights
8.2 mi · ▲ 562 ft · 3 hr 1 min
Lake La Grange–Moraine Ridge Trail, 3 sights is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit near Heart Prairie, WI. The route reaches Lake La Grange at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It climbs 562 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Lake La Grange–Moraine Ridge Trail, 3 sights
8.2 mi · ▲ 562 ft · 3 hr 1 min
Elevation 883–1,040 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit
Trailhead: 42.78185, -88.69143
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:58 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto East Loop, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading NE.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Robinhood Lane, heading NE.
- 0.4 miReach Lake La Grange, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 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.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading SW.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto East Loop, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.5 mi in (~93 min). Leave by 5:05 PM for the 6:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Moraine Ridge Trail via Ice Age Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 447 ft
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