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Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit

Switchback Mountain

1.9 mi · ▲ 87 ft · 41 min

Switchback Mountain is a 1.9-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.

Elevation

0 mi873 – 974 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.82027, -88.60341
Nearest town La Grange, WI
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Switchback Mountain

1.9 mi · ▲ 87 ft · 41 min

Elevation 874–975 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit

Trailhead: 42.82027, -88.60341

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  4. 500 ftBear right, heading SW.
  5. 400 ftBear left, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miBear right onto Downtown, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Uptown, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miSharp right onto Bailout Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Switchback Mountain, heading NW.
  12. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  15. 400 ftBear left, heading E.
  16. 500 ftBear right, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  18. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/switchback-mountain-out-back-3-km-496b

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:57 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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