Kettle Moraine State Forest

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.

Elevation

0 mi991 – 1,112 ft11.1 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

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miSharp left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Butler Lake Loop, heading W.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading SE.
  5. 4.3 miReach Ice Age Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 4.3 miTurn right onto Butler Lake Loop, heading NW.
  7. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
  9. 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.

Trail surface

9% dirt91% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:56 PM

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.

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