Another great trail at Moraine State Park is the Glacier Ridge Trail. It's located in the North Shore area. I start on the entrance which is about a half mile past the bike rental area. The entrance is located on the left side of the road. Once you get on the trail, you pass through a beautiful field that has a variety of plants and wild flowers that are indigenous to this region. You then start going uphill through a region loaded with evergreen trees. I always take an extra moment to stop, relax and smell the wonderful pine smell coming off of the trees. No air freshener in the world can match the true smell that nature provides.
The next area is a wooded area that rises up the hillside. As you walk down the other side of the hill , the hill can be somewhat tricky depending upon the weather conditions. If it's rained a lot in the past few days, you will run into some fairly wet, slick areas. At the bottom of the hill, you'll pass over a small bridge which takes you through another field loaded with plants and flowers. Depending upon how much of a hike that you are interested in you can continue on for several more miles.
I love this trail for a variety of reasons. You will see a great variety of plants and trees throughout the trail , the trail has some regions which are a little tougher than a walk in the park. But what I really love about this trail is the fact that there is a considerable region where you don't hear anything except the nature going on around you. No sounds of car, buses, people or anything. It's a rare area around here where you can go on a hike and not hear the sounds of motor vehicles.