Ice Age Trail via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail
11 mi · ▲ 422 ft · 3 hr 53 min
Ice Age Trail via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail is an 11-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest near Dundee, WI. It climbs 422 ft. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Ice Age Trail via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail
11 mi · ▲ 422 ft · 3 hr 53 min
Elevation 990–1,113 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest
Trailhead: 43.64908, -88.13483
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Butler Lake Loop, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading SE.
- 4.3 miReach Ice Age Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 4.3 miTurn right onto Butler Lake Loop, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 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 5.3 mi in (~134 min). Leave by 4:21 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Division Road–Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Horseriders Camp Access Trail, 3 sights 11.2 mi · ▲ 370 ft
- Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 10.4 mi · ▲ 286 ft
- Ice Age Trail via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 9.8 mi · ▲ 398 ft
- Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 143 ft
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