Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit
Moraine Ridge Trail
6.6 mi · ▲ 343 ft · 2 hr 22 min
Moraine Ridge Trail is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit near Ottawa, WI. It climbs 343 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Moraine Ridge Trail
6.6 mi · ▲ 343 ft · 2 hr 22 min
Elevation 879–1,059 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit
Trailhead: 42.96098, -88.45014
Weather Sep 20: Heavy rain, high 62°F / low 57° · precip 46% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:57 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 right, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 1.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
- 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.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~73 min). Leave by 5:24 PM for the 6:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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 5.9 mi · ▲ 173 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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