Kettle Moraine State Forest

Division Road & Shelter #3 Access via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail

8.5 mi · ▲ 175 ft · 2 hr 55 min

Division Road & Shelter #3 Access via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest near New Prospect, WI. It is mostly level, with 175 ft of elevation gain. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi984 – 1,112 ft8.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 43.61648, -88.18761
Nearest town New Prospect, WI

Directions

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Division Road & Shelter #3 Access via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail

8.5 mi · ▲ 175 ft · 2 hr 55 min

Elevation 984–1,113 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest

Trailhead: Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail · 43.61648, -88.18761

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading E.
  2. 1.7 miTurn right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop Access, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop, heading E.
  4. 0.6 miBear left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop Access, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miBear left onto Division Road, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miSharp right onto Shelter #3 Access, heading SW.
  7. 0.6 miTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.8 miReach Division Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.8 miTurn right onto Shelter #3 Access, heading SE.
  10. 0.6 miSharp left, heading S.
  11. 0.4 miBear right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop Access, heading S.
  12. 0.1 miBear right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop, heading SW.
  13. 0.6 miTurn right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop Access, heading SW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading N.
  15. 1.7 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

58% dirt42% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:14 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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