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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
- 2.7 miContinue straight onto Loop 2, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Purple Loop, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right onto Ice Age Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach Greenbush Kettle, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Purple Loop, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Loop 2, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading NE.
- 2.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive 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 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
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 7.4 mi · ▲ 420 ft
- Old Plank Road Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 358 ft
- Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 7 mi · ▲ 420 ft
- Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 204 ft
- Ice Age Trail 6.4 mi · ▲ 573 ft
- Greenbush Group Camp Access via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 233 ft
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