Kettle Moraine State Forest

Greenbush Group Camp Access–Loop 2, 4 sights

8.9 mi · ▲ 571 ft · 3 hr 15 min

Greenbush Group Camp Access–Loop 2, 4 sights is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest near Greenbush, WI. It climbs 571 ft. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi981 – 1,194 ft9.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ice Age Trail 43.73854, -88.10130
Nearest town Greenbush, WI

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Greenbush Group Camp Access–Loop 2, 4 sights

8.9 mi · ▲ 571 ft · 3 hr 15 min

Elevation 982–1,193 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest

Trailhead: Ice Age Trail · 43.73854, -88.10130

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Ice Age Trail, heading NW.
  2. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  3. 250 ftTurn right onto Purple Loop, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Loop 3, heading W.
  5. 150 ftContinue straight onto Red Loop, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Loop 3, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miBear left onto Loop 2, heading N.
  8. 100 ftTurn left onto Red Loop, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Loop 2, heading N.
  10. 350 ftContinue straight onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading W.
  11. 250 ftContinue straight onto Loop 2, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftBear left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading NE.
  15. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Greenbush Group Camp Access, heading NE.
  16. 0.5 miReach Loop 3, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.5 miSharp right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading N.
  18. 1.6 miSharp right onto spur trail to Wade House, heading E.
  19. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  20. 350 ftBear right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading E.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading SE.
  22. 2.7 miContinue straight onto Loop 2, heading W.
  23. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  25. 100 ftBear left onto Purple Loop, heading S.
  26. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  27. 200 ftContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading E.
  28. 0.3 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

48% dirt6% grass46% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.6 mi in (~92 min). Leave by 5:04 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

More sunset hikes nearby

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

More from Ice Age Trail Trailhead