Kettle Moraine State Forest

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

10.1 mi · ▲ 281 ft · 3 hr 30 min

Ice Age Trail via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail is a 10.1-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest near Dundee, WI. It climbs 281 ft. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi984 – 1,096 ft10.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 43.64824, -88.17183
Nearest town Dundee, WI

Directions

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

10.1 mi · ▲ 281 ft · 3 hr 30 min

Elevation 984–1,096 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest

Trailhead: 43.64824, -88.17183

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Lake to Lake Bike Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miSharp right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading W.
  5. 1 miContinue straight onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop Access, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop, heading E.
  7. 0.6 miBear left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop Access, heading E.
  8. 500 ftSharp right onto Division Road, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miBear right onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
  10. 2.3 miReach Ice Age Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 2.3 miBear left onto Division Road, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miSharp left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop Access, heading N.
  13. 500 ftBear right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop, heading SW.
  14. 0.6 miTurn right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop Access, heading SW.
  15. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading N.
  16. 1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left onto Lake to Lake Bike Trail, heading N.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 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

36% dirt5% gravel59% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.8 mi in (~124 min). Leave by 4:31 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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