Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit

Moraine Ridge Trail via Ice Age Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 447 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Moraine Ridge Trail via Ice Age Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit near Heart Prairie, WI. It climbs 447 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi883 – 1,040 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.78185, -88.69143
Nearest town Heart Prairie, WI

Directions

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Moraine Ridge Trail via Ice Age Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 447 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 883–1,040 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit

Trailhead: 42.78185, -88.69143

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:58 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 1.5 miTurn left onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading E.
  5. 150 ftContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miReach Moraine Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading W.
  8. 100 ftTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading W.
  9. 1.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 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 6:58 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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