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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Moraine Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading W.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 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.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Lake La Grange–Moraine Ridge Trail, 3 sights 8.2 mi · ▲ 562 ft
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