Kettle Moraine State Forest

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

8.3 mi · ▲ 648 ft · 3 hr 5 min

Greenbush Kettle via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest near Greenbush, WI. The route reaches Greenbush Kettle. It climbs 648 ft. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,056 – 1,243 ft8.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 43.75066, -88.10246
Nearest town Greenbush, WI

Directions

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

8.3 mi · ▲ 648 ft · 3 hr 5 min

Elevation 1,056–1,243 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest

Trailhead: 43.75066, -88.10246

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 S.
  2. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 100 ftBear right onto Ice Age Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Loop 2, heading S.
  5. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto Purple Loop, heading SW.
  8. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 250 ftBear right onto Ice Age Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.3 miPass Greenbush Kettle.
  12. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading S.
  13. 1.2 miTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right onto Parnell Tower Trail, heading SW.
  15. 0.3 miReach Greenbush Kettle, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading NE.
  18. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading NW.
  19. 1.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  20. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  21. 250 ftTurn right onto Purple Loop, heading N.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  23. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  24. 100 ftTurn left onto Loop 2, heading N.
  25. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading N.
  26. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  27. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  28. 250 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

42% dirt58% 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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