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Kettle Moraine State Forest

Greenbush Kettle & Red Loop via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 151 ft · 49 min

Greenbush Kettle & Red Loop via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest near Greenbush, WI. The route reaches Greenbush Kettle. It is mostly level, with 151 ft of elevation gain. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,079 – 1,191 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 43.74336, -88.10154
Nearest town Greenbush, WI
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Greenbush Kettle & Red Loop via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 151 ft · 49 min

Elevation 1,079–1,192 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest

Trailhead: 43.74336, -88.10154

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Purple Loop, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 300 ftBear right onto Ice Age Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miPass Greenbush Kettle.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Loop 3, heading NE.
  10. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftSharp right onto Red Loop, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Loop 3, heading NE.
  13. 150 ftSharp left onto Purple Loop, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  16. 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/greenbush-kettle-greenbush-kettle-out-back-3-lakes-via-kettle-moraine-state-forest-northern-unit-main-horse-trail

Trail surface

49% dirt51% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:55 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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