Ice Age Trail via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail
7.7 mi · ▲ 412 ft · 2 hr 46 min
Ice Age Trail via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest near Saint Michaels, WI. It climbs 412 ft. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Ice Age Trail via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail
7.7 mi · ▲ 412 ft · 2 hr 46 min
Elevation 927–1,060 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest
Trailhead: Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail · 43.49740, -88.18488
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading NE.
- 2.2 miSharp left onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
- 1.6 miReach Ice Age Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.6 miSharp right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading N.
- 2.2 miArrive 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 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:18 PM — 5 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail Trailhead
- Ice Age Trail 9.3 mi · ▲ 512 ft
- Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 7.8 mi · ▲ 381 ft
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