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Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit

Observation Loop via Ice Age Trail

9.2 mi · ▲ 467 ft · 3 hr 18 min

Observation Loop via Ice Age Trail is a 9.2-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit near Eagle, WI. It climbs 467 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi863 – 1,086 ft9.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Stark Road 42.91159, -88.47437
Nearest town Eagle, WI
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Observation Loop via Ice Age Trail

9.2 mi · ▲ 467 ft · 3 hr 18 min

Elevation 863–1,086 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit

Trailhead: Stark Road · 42.91159, -88.47437

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Stark Road, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading N.
  3. 2.9 miBear left onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  5. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left onto Observation Loop, heading NE.
  8. 0.4 miReach Observation Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 450 ftBear left onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  13. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading SE.
  15. 2.7 miTurn left onto Stark Road, heading W.
  16. 0.2 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/observation-loop-out-back-15-km

Trail surface

92% dirt5% gravel2% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:36 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:57 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:25 PM.

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