Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit

Moraine Ridge Trail & Squirrel Loop

6.6 mi · ▲ 288 ft · 2 hr 21 min

Moraine Ridge Trail & Squirrel Loop is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit near La Grange, WI. It climbs 288 ft. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi873 – 991 ft7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.82027, -88.60341
Nearest town La Grange, WI

Directions

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Moraine Ridge Trail & Squirrel Loop

6.6 mi · ▲ 288 ft · 2 hr 21 min

Elevation 874–991 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit

Trailhead: 42.82027, -88.60341

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  4. 500 ftBear right, heading SW.
  5. 400 ftBear left, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miBear right onto Downtown, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miSharp left onto Squirrel Loop, heading S.
  10. 1.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.9 miReach Squirrel Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Squirrel Loop, heading SE.
  17. 1.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  18. 0.1 miSharp left onto Downtown, heading N.
  19. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  22. 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
  23. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  24. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  25. 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

59% dirt41% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:57 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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