Kettle Moraine State Forest

Brown Trail & Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail

15 mi · ▲ 404 ft · 5 hr 12 min

Brown Trail & Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail is a 15-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest near New Fane, WI. It climbs 404 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi961 – 1,102 ft15.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 43.57550, -88.18010
Nearest town New Fane, WI

Directions

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Brown Trail & Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail

15 mi · ▲ 404 ft · 5 hr 12 min

Elevation 960–1,103 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest

Trailhead: 43.57550, -88.18010

Weather Sep 20: Fog, high 64°F / low 55° · precip 26% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:56 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 350 ftBear left onto Ice Age Trail, heading SE.
  4. 1.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miSharp right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading NE.
  7. 4.7 miBear right, heading E.
  8. 50 ftSharp left onto Lake to Lake Bike Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miBear left onto Brown Trail, heading W.
  12. 250 ftReach Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 250 ftBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  15. 100 ftTurn right onto Lake to Lake Bike Trail, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  17. 50 ftBear left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  19. 4.4 miSharp left, heading S.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  21. 0.4 miTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading N.
  22. 1.3 miBear right, heading N.
  23. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  24. 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.

Trail surface

62% dirt2% gravel36% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 64°F55°
Precip26%Wind13 mphUV5Humidity80%
Rained 1.7″ yesterday (1.9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 26% rain1 AM: 20% rain2 AM: 15% rain3 AM: 13% rain4 AM: 9% rain5 AM: 8% rain6 AM: 7% rain7 AM: 3% rain8 AM: 5% rain9 AM: 3% rain10 AM: 3% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 1% rain8 PM: 1% rain9 PM: 2% rain10 PM: 1% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:38 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:56 PM
Mon 60°52°
Tue 60°48°
Wed 65°48°
Thu 64°50°
Fri 67°52°
Sat 61°52°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.6 mi in (~144 min). Leave by 4:12 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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