Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit

White Loop via Moraine Ridge Trail

12.2 mi · ▲ 556 ft · 4 hr 21 min

White Loop via Moraine Ridge Trail is a 12.2-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit near Eagle, WI. It climbs 556 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi889 – 1,060 ft12.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.86890, -88.50364
Nearest town Eagle, WI

Directions

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White Loop via Moraine Ridge Trail

12.2 mi · ▲ 556 ft · 4 hr 21 min

Elevation 889–1,060 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit

Trailhead: 42.86890, -88.50364

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:57 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 100 ftTurn left onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  3. 1 miTurn left onto Blue Loop, heading SW.
  4. 0.8 miTurn left onto White Loop, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto Blue Loop, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
  7. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  8. 0.6 miBear right onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 1.1 miTurn left onto Connector Trail, heading W.
  11. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading SW.
  12. 350 ftReach White Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 300 ftContinue straight onto Connector Trail, heading W.
  14. 1.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  17. 1 miBear left, heading NE.
  18. 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
  19. 250 ftSharp right onto Blue Loop, heading E.
  20. 0.4 miTurn left onto White Loop, heading SW.
  21. 0.4 miTurn right onto Blue Loop, heading E.
  22. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  23. 450 ftContinue straight onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  24. 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  25. 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 6:40 AMSunset 6:57 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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