Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit
Observation Loop via Ice Age Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 55 min
Observation Loop via Ice Age Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit near Ottawa, WI. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,024 – 1,086 ft2.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.96098, -88.45014
Nearest town Ottawa, WI
Directions
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Observation Loop via Ice Age Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 55 min
Elevation 1,024–1,086 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit
Trailhead: 42.96098, -88.45014
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:57 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Observation Loop, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Observation Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miArrive 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 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
- Moraine Ridge Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 343 ft
- Ice Age Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Ice Age Trail Loop 2.1 mi · ▲ 59 ft
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