Kettle Moraine State Forest

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

14.5 mi · ▲ 541 ft · 5 hr 6 min

Ice Age Trail via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail is a 14.5-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest near Dundee, WI. It climbs 541 ft. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi991 – 1,237 ft14.7 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

14.5 mi · ▲ 541 ft · 5 hr 6 min

Elevation 993–1,237 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 miTurn left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading NE.
  5. 1.8 miSharp left onto Butler Lake Loop, heading N.
  6. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading N.
  7. 1.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 150 ftTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading NE.
  9. 1.3 miTurn left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading NE.
  12. 1.3 miReach Ice Age Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 1.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading SW.
  15. 0.6 miTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading SW.
  16. 1.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  17. 150 ftTurn right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading SW.
  18. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Butler Lake Loop, heading SW.
  19. 0.5 miSharp right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading W.
  20. 1.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  21. 0.4 miTurn left onto Lake to Lake Bike Trail, heading N.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  23. 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

48% dirt3% gravel49% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.2 mi in (~107 min). Leave by 4:49 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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