Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit
Moraine Ridge Trail Loop
7.4 mi · ▲ 325 ft · 2 hr 38 min
Moraine Ridge Trail Loop is a 7.4-mile loop in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit near Little Prairie, WI. It climbs 325 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi843 – 1,027 ft7.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.87052, -88.54389
Nearest town Little Prairie, WI
Directions
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Moraine Ridge Trail Loop
7.4 mi · ▲ 325 ft · 2 hr 38 min
Elevation 842–1,028 ft
Loop · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit
Trailhead: 42.87052, -88.54389
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 1 miSharp left onto Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Connector Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading SW.
- 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miSharp left onto Ice Age Trail, heading NE.
- 2.8 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 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 6:41 AMSunset 6:55 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Ice Age Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 147 ft
- Moraine Ridge Trail 10 mi · ▲ 609 ft
- Moraine Ridge Trail 6.9 mi · ▲ 265 ft
- Ice Age Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 175 ft
- Ice Age Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 120 ft
- Connector Trail via Moraine Ridge Trail 11 mi · ▲ 293 ft
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