Kettle Moraine State Forest

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

9.8 mi · ▲ 398 ft · 3 hr 28 min

Ice Age Trail via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail is a 9.8-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest near Dundee, WI. It climbs 398 ft. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,043 – 1,243 ft10.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 43.64908, -88.13483
Nearest town Dundee, WI

Directions

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

9.8 mi · ▲ 398 ft · 3 hr 28 min

Elevation 1,043–1,243 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest

Trailhead: 43.64908, -88.13483

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading E.
  3. 1.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 150 ftTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading NE.
  5. 1.3 miTurn left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading E.
  8. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Parnell Tower Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miReach Ice Age Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
  11. 1.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.6 miTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
  14. 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 200 ftTurn right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading SW.
  16. 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

35% dirt65% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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