Auburn Lake & Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Auburn Lake & Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest near New Prospect, WI. The route reaches Auburn Lake at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 57 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Auburn Lake & Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 968–1,026 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest
Trailhead: 43.62065, -88.20162
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Brown Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lake to Lake Bike Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Auburn Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Lake to Lake Bike Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Brown Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
- 50 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:19 PM — 5 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail & Red/Purple Trail 14.2 mi · ▲ 379 ft
- Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop & Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 9.5 mi · ▲ 198 ft
- Butler Lake–Butler Lake Loop, 3 sights 12.4 mi · ▲ 225 ft
- Forest Lake–Little Mud Lake, 5 lakes 13.9 mi · ▲ 390 ft
- Vista Sunset Spot & Yellow Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 194 ft
- Green Trail & Red Trail Loop via Yellow Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 56 ft
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