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Kettle Moraine State Forest

Butler Lake–Kettle Moraine State Forest Beach, 4 sights

9.3 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 3 hr 13 min

Butler Lake–Kettle Moraine State Forest Beach, 4 sights is a 9.3-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest near Dundee, WI. The route passes Kettle Moraine State Forest Beach before reaching Butler Lake at the turnaround, 4.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 225 ft of elevation gain. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi991 – 1,093 ft10.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 43.66430, -88.16488
Nearest town Dundee, WI
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Butler Lake–Kettle Moraine State Forest Beach, 4 sights

9.3 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 3 hr 13 min

Elevation 993–1,092 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest

Trailhead: 43.66430, -88.16488

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:56 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Kettle Moraine State Forest Beach.
  3. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 1.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading SE.
  11. 1.4 miTurn left onto Butler Lake Loop, heading S.
  12. 1.1 miReach Butler Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 1.1 miTurn right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading W.
  14. 1.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right onto Lake to Lake Bike Trail, heading NW.
  16. 1.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  17. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/butler-lake-kettle-moraine-state-forest-beach-out-back-6-beaches

Trail surface

29% dirt25% gravel1% paved45% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:56 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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