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
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Blue Loop, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Stute Springs Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Blue Loop, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1 miTurn left onto Connector Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Connector Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Blue Loop, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Stute Springs Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Blue Loop, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 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
More from this trailhead
- Ice Age Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 141 ft
- Ice Age Trail 3 mi · ▲ 116 ft
- Blue Loop 2.4 mi · ▲ 164 ft
- Ice Age Trail 2 mi · ▲ 154 ft
- Orange Loop via Blue Loop 4.3 mi · ▲ 218 ft
- Blue Loop 2.3 mi · ▲ 178 ft
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