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Moraine Ridge Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit near Eagle, WI. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi896 – 958 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.86890, -88.50364
Nearest town Eagle, WI

Directions

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Moraine Ridge Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 894–957 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit

Trailhead: 42.86890, -88.50364

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 100 ftTurn right onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miBear left onto Blue Loop, heading SW.
  6. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 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 6:41 AMSunset 6:55 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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