Kettle Moraine State Forest

Ice Age Trail & Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail

10.7 mi · ▲ 257 ft · 3 hr 42 min

Ice Age Trail & Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail is a 10.7-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest near New Prospect, WI. It climbs 257 ft. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi984 – 1,096 ft10.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lake to Lake Bike Trail 43.61614, -88.19341
Nearest town New Prospect, WI

Directions

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Ice Age Trail & Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail

10.7 mi · ▲ 257 ft · 3 hr 42 min

Elevation 984–1,096 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest

Trailhead: Lake to Lake Bike Trail · 43.61614, -88.19341

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:56 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lake to Lake Bike Trail, heading N.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading E.
  3. 2 miTurn right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop Access, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop, heading E.
  5. 0.6 miBear left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop Access, heading E.
  6. 500 ftSharp right onto Division Road, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miBear right onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
  8. 2.3 miReach Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 2.3 miBear left onto Division Road, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miSharp left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop Access, heading N.
  11. 500 ftBear right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop, heading SW.
  12. 0.6 miTurn right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop Access, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading N.
  14. 1.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.5 miTurn left onto Lake to Lake Bike Trail, heading S.
  16. 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

47% dirt1% gravel52% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.2 mi in (~132 min). Leave by 4:24 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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