Greenbush Group Camp Access & Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail
10.7 mi · ▲ 538 ft · 3 hr 50 min
Greenbush Group Camp Access & Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail is a 10.7-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest near Glenbeulah, WI. It climbs 538 ft. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Greenbush Group Camp Access & Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail
10.7 mi · ▲ 538 ft · 3 hr 50 min
Elevation 982–1,130 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest
Trailhead: Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail · 43.78665, -88.04317
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right onto spur trail to Wade House, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading W.
- 1.6 miSharp left onto Greenbush Group Camp Access, heading SW.
- 0.5 miReach Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading NW.
- 1.6 miSharp right onto spur trail to Wade House, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 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 2.6 mi in (~68 min). Leave by 5:24 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail Trailhead
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