Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit
Moraine Ridge Trail via Ice Age Trail
6 mi · ▲ 260 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Moraine Ridge Trail via Ice Age Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit near La Grange, WI. It climbs 260 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Moraine Ridge Trail via Ice Age Trail
6 mi · ▲ 260 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Elevation 856–1,004 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit
Trailhead: 42.82197, -88.62093
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:57 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 miReach Moraine Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miSharp left onto Ice Age Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:37 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:57 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:26 PM.
More from this trailhead
- Moraine Ridge Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 311 ft
- Bald Bluff Scenic Overlook & Moraine Ridge Trail via Ice Age Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 176 ft
- Derailer–Lime Kiln Trail, 3 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 29 ft
- Bermuda–Derailer, 4 sights 3 mi · ▲ 118 ft
- Derailer–Lime Kiln Trail Loop, 5 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 151 ft
- Derailer–Lime Kiln Trail Loop, 4 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 165 ft
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