Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit

Moraine Ridge Trail

8.9 mi · ▲ 410 ft · 3 hr 10 min

Moraine Ridge Trail is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit near Little Prairie, WI. It climbs 410 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi896 – 1,060 ft9.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.85228, -88.53582
Nearest town Little Prairie, WI

Directions

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Moraine Ridge Trail

8.9 mi · ▲ 410 ft · 3 hr 10 min

Elevation 895–1,060 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit

Trailhead: 42.85228, -88.53582

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:55 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading N.
  3. 1.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 1.1 miTurn left onto Connector Trail, heading W.
  5. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading SW.
  6. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Connector Trail, heading W.
  8. 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  11. 1 miBear left, heading NE.
  12. 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.3 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

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:41 AMSunset 6:55 PM

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