Kettle Moraine Oak Opening - Bald Bluff Unit
Stone Elephant Trail

The stone elephant is a glacial erratic found along the ice age trail. The trail winds up and down glacial ridges through shaded groves and small patches of prairie. Not too far from the start of the trail you will find a ridgetop overlook complete with a pair of benches, a nice place to begin and end the hike.

Approach

From the junction of Cty Rd. H/E Main St. and 1st St. in Palmyra, follow Cty Rd. H 2.8 miles southwest to the Bald Bluff Scenic Overlook parking area. A fee is needed to park in the parking lot.

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Coordinates for the hike: 42.8459280,-88.6098000

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Trail observations

The trail exits directly from the parking lot. There are trail brochures available at the trailhead. This hike leaves the parking lot and after a short walk connects to the Ice Age Trail. The Ice Age trail continues to the stone elephant, and at that point I recommend you turn around and retrace your steps to the parking lot.

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Trail statistics

The trail is 3.86 miles long. The sum of all the uphill climbs is 296 feet.

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Trail waypoints

0.03 mi	Sign	Trailhead sign - Oak Opening Bald Bluff Unit
0.04 mi	Trailhead	Trailhead
0.04 mi	Parking	Parking lot
0.06 mi	Ice Age Jct	Ice Age trail sign and view of trail
0.19 mi	Keep left	Junction with Ice Age trail - keep left to climb the ridge
0.19 mi	Distances	Ice age trail distances sign
0.20 mi	Go straight	At the intersection, go straight and stay on the ice age trail
0.37 mi	Scenic overlook	Benches at top of ridge
0.47 mi	Sign	Trail sign for Stone Elephant
0.52 mi	Blaze	Yellow blaze for trail
0.91 mi	View	View of trail
0.97 mi	Opening	Trail crossing an opening
1.17 mi	Go straight	Intersection - go straight. Trail map
1.19 mi	Sign	Snowmobiles and Horses sign
1.82 mi	Go left	Stone Elephant Branch - go left
1.85 mi	Turnaround	Bench, Stone Elephant, and the turnaround point
3.86 mi	End of trail	End of trail