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.
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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
- Start on Lake to Lake Bike Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading E.
- 2 miTurn right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop Access, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop Access, heading E.
- 500 ftSharp right onto Division Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
- 2.3 miReach Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.3 miBear left onto Division Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop Access, heading N.
- 500 ftBear right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop Access, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading N.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Lake to Lake Bike Trail, heading S.
- 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 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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Lake to Lake Bike Trail Trailhead
- Lake to Lake Bike Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Green Trail via Lake to Lake Bike Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 61 ft
- Auburn Lake–Forest Lake Loop, 7 lakes 15 mi · ▲ 436 ft
- Green Trail–Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail Loop, 3 sights 8.3 mi · ▲ 82 ft
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