Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit
Moraine Ridge Trail
5.8 mi · ▲ 311 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Moraine Ridge Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit near La Grange, WI. It climbs 311 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi856 – 1,004 ft6.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Lime Kiln Trail 42.82415, -88.61978
Nearest town La Grange, WI
Directions
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Moraine Ridge Trail
5.8 mi · ▲ 311 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Elevation 856–1,004 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit
Trailhead: Lime Kiln Trail · 42.82415, -88.61978
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:57 PM
- Start on Lime Kiln Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 1.4 miBear left onto Ice Age Trail, heading NW.
- 300 ftReach Moraine Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftBear right onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 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.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Lime Kiln Trail, heading SW.
- 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.
Trail surface
96% dirt4% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:57 PM
More from Lime Kiln Trail Trailhead
- Moraine Ridge Trail via Ice Age Trail 6 mi · ▲ 260 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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