Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit

Moraine Ridge Trail

9.6 mi · ▲ 558 ft · 3 hr 29 min

Moraine Ridge Trail is a 9.6-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit near Little Prairie, WI. It climbs 558 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi866 – 1,060 ft10.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.87544, -88.52482
Nearest town Little Prairie, WI

Directions

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Moraine Ridge Trail

9.6 mi · ▲ 558 ft · 3 hr 29 min

Elevation 865–1,060 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit

Trailhead: 42.87544, -88.52482

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Blue Loop, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Stute Springs Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miSharp left onto Blue Loop, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  8. 0.6 miBear right onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 1 miTurn left onto Connector Trail, heading W.
  11. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading SW.
  12. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 350 ftContinue straight onto Connector Trail, heading W.
  14. 1.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  17. 1 miBear left, heading E.
  18. 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
  19. 250 ftContinue straight onto Blue Loop, heading E.
  20. 0.3 miSharp right onto Stute Springs Trail, heading NW.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right onto Blue Loop, heading NE.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  23. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  24. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  25. 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 surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:57 PM

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