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Kettle Moraine Oak Opening State Natural Area

Moraine Ridge Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 411 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Moraine Ridge Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine Oak Opening State Natural Area near Palmyra, WI. It climbs 411 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi866 – 1,020 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Moraine Ridge Trail 42.86812, -88.57772
Nearest town Palmyra, WI
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Moraine Ridge Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 411 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 865–1,021 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine Oak Opening State Natural Area

Trailhead: Moraine Ridge Trail · 42.86812, -88.57772

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:57 PM

Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start on Moraine Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading SW.
  3. 200 ftTurn right onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  4. 1.5 miBear left onto Ice Age Trail, heading SE.
  5. 350 ftReach Moraine Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 300 ftBear right onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  7. 1.5 miTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading SE.
  8. 200 ftTurn left onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/moraine-ridge-trail-out-back-8-km-1842

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:57 PM

Good to know

  • Drinking water at the trailhead

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