Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit
Moraine Ridge Trail
12 mi · ▲ 695 ft · 4 hr 21 min
Moraine Ridge Trail is a 12-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit near Little Prairie, WI. It climbs 695 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi866 – 1,060 ft12.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.85228, -88.53582
Nearest town Little Prairie, WI
Directions
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Moraine Ridge Trail
12 mi · ▲ 695 ft · 4 hr 21 min
Elevation 865–1,060 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit
Trailhead: 42.85228, -88.53582
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:57 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 1.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Connector Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 1.5 miReach Moraine Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading E.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Connector Trail, heading SE.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 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 6:40 AMSunset 6:57 PM
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