Auburn Lake via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail
12.7 mi · ▲ 404 ft · 4 hr 26 min
Auburn Lake via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail is a 12.7-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest near New Fane, WI. The route reaches Auburn Lake at the turnaround, 6.3 miles in. It climbs 404 ft. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Auburn Lake via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail
12.7 mi · ▲ 404 ft · 4 hr 26 min
Elevation 960–1,103 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest
Trailhead: 43.57550, -88.18010
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left onto Ice Age Trail, heading SE.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading NE.
- 3.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Auburn Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.8 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miArrive 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 5.6 mi in (~143 min). Leave by 4:13 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Ice Age Trail & Red/Purple Trail 12 mi · ▲ 610 ft
- Brown Trail & Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 15 mi · ▲ 404 ft
- Ice Age Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 342 ft
- Ice Age Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 342 ft
- Brown Trail–Red/Purple Trail, 3 sights 7.1 mi · ▲ 371 ft
- Red/Purple Trail via Ice Age Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 444 ft
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