Brown Trail–Red/Purple Trail, 3 sights
5 mi · ▲ 218 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Brown Trail–Red/Purple Trail, 3 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest near New Fane, WI. It is mostly level, with 218 ft of elevation gain. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Brown Trail–Red/Purple Trail, 3 sights
5 mi · ▲ 218 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 950–1,067 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest
Trailhead: Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail · 43.55000, -88.19070
Weather Sep 20: Light drizzle, high 64°F / low 56° · precip 28% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
- Start on Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Loop 4, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Red/Purple Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Red/Purple/Green Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Loop 2, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Red/Purple/Green Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right onto Brown Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Loop 2, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Red/Purple/Green Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Brown Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left onto Red/Purple/Green Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right onto Loop 2, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Red/Purple/Green Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Red/Purple Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Loop 4, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 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 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.
More from Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail Trailhead
- Vista Sunset Spot & Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 15 mi · ▲ 332 ft
- Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 7 mi · ▲ 204 ft
- Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 7 mi · ▲ 204 ft
- Red/Purple Trail via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 176 ft
- Red/Purple Trail & Red/Purple/Green Trail Loop via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 6.8 mi · ▲ 321 ft
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