Kettle Moraine State Forest

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.

Elevation

0 mi929 – 1,060 ft7.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 43.49740, -88.18488
Nearest town Saint Michaels, WI

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading NE.
  2. 2.2 miSharp left onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
  3. 1.6 miReach Ice Age Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 1.6 miSharp right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading N.
  6. 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.

Trail surface

57% dirt43% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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