Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit
Moraine Ridge Trail
5.9 mi · ▲ 173 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Moraine Ridge Trail is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit near Ottawa, WI. It is mostly level, with 173 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi935 – 1,060 ft6.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.96098, -88.45014
Nearest town Ottawa, WI
Directions
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Moraine Ridge Trail
5.9 mi · ▲ 173 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Elevation 936–1,059 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit
Trailhead: 42.96098, -88.45014
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto IAT Access, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto IAT Access, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 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
- Drinking water at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Ice Age Trail 10 mi · ▲ 465 ft
- Ice Age Trail 12.8 mi · ▲ 481 ft
- Moraine Ridge Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 343 ft
- Observation Loop via Ice Age Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Ice Age Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Ice Age Trail Loop 2.1 mi · ▲ 59 ft
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