Greenbush Kettle via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail
8.4 mi · ▲ 671 ft · 3 hr 8 min
Greenbush Kettle via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest near Parnell, WI. The route reaches Greenbush Kettle. It climbs 671 ft. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Greenbush Kettle via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail
8.4 mi · ▲ 671 ft · 3 hr 8 min
Elevation 1,056–1,293 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest
Trailhead: Parnell Tower Trail · 43.69766, -88.09007
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Parnell Tower Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miPass Greenbush Kettle.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Purple Loop, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftReach Greenbush Kettle, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading W.
- 1.9 miContinue straight onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Parnell Tower Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Parnell Tower Trail Trailhead
- Ice Age Trail & Shelter #3 Access via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 14.8 mi · ▲ 645 ft
- Butler Lake Viewpoint–Butler Lake, 3 sights 8.9 mi · ▲ 447 ft
- Parnell Tower Trail Loop 3.4 mi · ▲ 236 ft
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