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Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit

Moraine Ridge Trail

7.8 mi · ▲ 523 ft · 2 hr 52 min

Moraine Ridge Trail is a 7.8-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit near Palmyra, WI. It climbs 523 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi889 – 1,060 ft8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Moraine Ridge Trail 42.86812, -88.57772
Nearest town Palmyra, WI
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Moraine Ridge Trail

7.8 mi · ▲ 523 ft · 2 hr 52 min

Elevation 889–1,060 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit

Trailhead: Moraine Ridge Trail · 42.86812, -88.57772

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

Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 100 ftContinue straight onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 1.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  7. 1 miBear left, heading E.
  8. 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
  9. 250 ftSharp right onto Blue Loop, heading E.
  10. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  12. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  13. 0.6 miBear right onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 1.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/moraine-ridge-trail-out-back-13-km-53b0

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:57 PM

Good to know

  • Drinking water at the trailhead

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