Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit
Rice Lake–Moraine Ridge Trail, 3 sights
7.9 mi · ▲ 535 ft · 2 hr 54 min
Rice Lake–Moraine Ridge Trail, 3 sights is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit near Heart Prairie, WI. The route reaches Rice Lake. It climbs 535 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Rice Lake–Moraine Ridge Trail, 3 sights
7.9 mi · ▲ 535 ft · 2 hr 54 min
Elevation 865–1,040 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit
Trailhead: Rice Lake Nature Trail · 42.77889, -88.69266
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rice Lake Nature Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Rice Lake.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right onto Ice Age Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 1.6 miReach Rice Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miBear left onto Ice Age Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading W.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Rice Lake Nature Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~102 min). Leave by 4:56 PM for the 6:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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