Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit
Orange Loop via Moraine Ridge Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 121 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Orange Loop via Moraine Ridge Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit near Eagle, WI. It is mostly level, with 121 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi922 – 981 ft4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.86890, -88.50364
Nearest town Eagle, WI
Directions
AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com
Orange Loop via Moraine Ridge Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 121 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 922–982 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit
Trailhead: 42.86890, -88.50364
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left onto Blue Loop, heading SW.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Orange Loop, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Orange Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Blue Loop, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 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 6:41 AMSunset 6:55 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- White Loop via Moraine Ridge Trail 12.2 mi · ▲ 556 ft
- Moraine Ridge Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Stute Spring & Stute Springs Trail via Blue Loop 5.6 mi · ▲ 288 ft
- Moraine Ridge Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 65 ft
- Moraine Ridge Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Moraine Ridge Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Eagle, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Eagle, Wisconsin