Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit
Moraine Ridge Trail
5.8 mi · ▲ 442 ft · 2 hr 9 min
Moraine Ridge Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit near Palmyra, WI. It climbs 442 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi889 – 1,060 ft6.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Ice Age Trail 42.86857, -88.57407
Nearest town Palmyra, WI
Directions
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Moraine Ridge Trail
5.8 mi · ▲ 442 ft · 2 hr 9 min
Elevation 890–1,060 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit
Trailhead: Ice Age Trail · 42.86857, -88.57407
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:57 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start on Ice Age Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Blue Loop, heading NE.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.5 miSharp left onto Ice Age Trail, heading SW.
- 50 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 6:40 AMSunset 6:57 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
More from Ice Age Trail Trailhead
- Ice Age Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 451 ft
- Moraine Ridge Trail 7.6 mi · ▲ 552 ft
- Moraine Ridge Trail 6.4 mi · ▲ 526 ft
- Ice Age Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 310 ft
- Big Hill Overlook & Green Loop via Moraine Ridge Trail 9.1 mi · ▲ 720 ft
- Ice Age Trail Loop 2.1 mi · ▲ 196 ft
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