Kettle Moraine State Forest

Greenbush Kettle via Ice Age Trail

8.3 mi · ▲ 509 ft · 3 hr 1 min

Greenbush Kettle via Ice Age Trail is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest near Greenbush, WI. The route reaches Greenbush Kettle at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It climbs 509 ft. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,014 – 1,191 ft8.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 43.77661, -88.06757
Nearest town Greenbush, WI

Directions

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Greenbush Kettle via Ice Age Trail

8.3 mi · ▲ 509 ft · 3 hr 1 min

Elevation 1,013–1,192 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest

Trailhead: 43.77661, -88.06757

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 150 ftTurn left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
  5. 2.7 miContinue straight onto Loop 2, heading S.
  6. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 50 ftBear left onto Purple Loop, heading SW.
  9. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 250 ftBear right onto Ice Age Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.3 miReach Greenbush Kettle, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  14. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  15. 300 ftTurn right onto Purple Loop, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn left onto Loop 2, heading N.
  19. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading NE.
  20. 2.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  21. 0.2 miSharp right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading NE.
  22. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

24% dirt76% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:12 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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