Kettle Moraine State Forest

Green Trail–Loop 4, 3 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 150 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Green Trail–Loop 4, 3 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest near New Fane, WI. It is mostly level, with 150 ft of elevation gain. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi974 – 1,050 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ice Age Trail 43.53526, -88.18663
Nearest town New Fane, WI

Directions

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Green Trail–Loop 4, 3 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 150 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Elevation 976–1,049 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest

Trailhead: Ice Age Trail · 43.53526, -88.18663

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Ice Age Trail, heading N.
  2. 1.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 150 ftTurn left onto Green Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miSharp left onto Loop 3, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miBear left onto Purple Trail, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Loop 4, heading NE.
  7. 400 ftContinue straight onto Purple Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miReach Green Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Loop 4, heading SE.
  10. 400 ftContinue straight onto Purple Trail, heading S.
  11. 100 ftBear right onto Loop 3, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miSharp right onto Green Trail, heading SW.
  13. 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 150 ftTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading SE.
  15. 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 5:53 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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