Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit
Moraine Ridge Trail
8.2 mi · ▲ 327 ft · 2 hr 54 min
Moraine Ridge Trail is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit near Eagle, WI. It climbs 327 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Moraine Ridge Trail
8.2 mi · ▲ 327 ft · 2 hr 54 min
Elevation 863–1,044 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit
Trailhead: Stark Road · 42.91159, -88.47437
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:57 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Stark Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading N.
- 2.9 miTurn right onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading SW.
- 2.9 miTurn left onto Stark Road, heading S.
- 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.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:36 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 7:25 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Stark Road Trailhead
- Ice Age Trail 8.6 mi · ▲ 541 ft
- Ice Age Trail 9.7 mi · ▲ 584 ft
- Ice Age Trail 8.5 mi · ▲ 467 ft
- Ice Age Trail 9.5 mi · ▲ 578 ft
- Moraine Ridge Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 421 ft
- Observation Loop via Ice Age Trail 9.2 mi · ▲ 467 ft
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