Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit
Sledge Hammer & Switchback Mountain
2.4 mi · ▲ 87 ft · 51 min
Sledge Hammer & Switchback Mountain is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit near La Grange, WI. It is mostly level, with 87 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Sledge Hammer & Switchback Mountain
2.4 mi · ▲ 87 ft · 51 min
Elevation 874–987 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit
Trailhead: 42.82135, -88.60080
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:57 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 500 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Downtown, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Uptown, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Bailout Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Switchback Mountain, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Sledge Hammer, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 400 ftArrive 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Richards Revenge 2.2 mi · ▲ 90 ft
- Purple Trail & White Trail Loop via Blue Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 77 ft
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