Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit

Moraine Ridge Trail Loop via Ice Age Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 226 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Moraine Ridge Trail Loop via Ice Age Trail is a 3.4-mile loop in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit near Heart Prairie, WI. It is mostly level, with 226 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi896 – 1,017 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.80450, -88.65266
Nearest town Heart Prairie, WI

Directions

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Moraine Ridge Trail Loop via Ice Age Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 226 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 895–1,016 ft

Loop · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit

Trailhead: 42.80450, -88.65266

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  3. 100 ftBear right onto Ice Age Trail, heading SW.
  4. 200 ftContinue straight onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading W.
  5. 1.6 miTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading NW.
  6. 1.7 miBear left onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading E.
  8. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 6:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:22 PM — 4 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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