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Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit

Observation Loop

2.4 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 51 min

Observation Loop is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit near Ottawa, WI. It is mostly level, with 86 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi988 – 1,086 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mackie Connector 42.94454, -88.45286
Nearest town Ottawa, WI
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Observation Loop

2.4 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 51 min

Elevation 986–1,086 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit

Trailhead: Mackie Connector · 42.94454, -88.45286

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

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mackie Connector, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  5. 300 ftTurn right onto Observation Loop, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miReach Observation Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miBear left onto Mackie Connector, heading SE.
  11. 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-4-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:57 PM

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