Kettle Moraine Oak Opening State Natural Area
Moraine Ridge Trail & Purple Trail via Connector Trail
12.7 mi · ▲ 565 ft · 4 hr 31 min
Moraine Ridge Trail & Purple Trail via Connector Trail is a 12.7-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine Oak Opening State Natural Area near Palmyra, WI. It climbs 565 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Moraine Ridge Trail & Purple Trail via Connector Trail
12.7 mi · ▲ 565 ft · 4 hr 31 min
Elevation 865–1,021 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine Oak Opening State Natural Area
Trailhead: Connector Trail · 42.84287, -88.58096
Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 64°F / low 57° · precip 57% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:57 PM
- Start on Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 2.1 miSharp left onto Ice Age Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 1.5 miBear left onto Ice Age Trail, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear right onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 1.3 miBear right onto Connector Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Green Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Purple Shortcut, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Purple Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftReach Moraine Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Purple Shortcut, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Green Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Blue Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Connector Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Ice Age Trail, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Connector Trail, heading E.
- 2.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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More from Connector Trail Trailhead
- Connector Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Connector Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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