Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit
Moraine Ridge Trail
5 mi · ▲ 324 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Moraine Ridge Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit near Ottawa, WI. It climbs 324 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Moraine Ridge Trail
5 mi · ▲ 324 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 879–1,076 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit
Trailhead: Moraine Ridge Trail · 42.95143, -88.47750
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Moraine Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 1.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.5 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:19 PM — 4 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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