Kettle Moraine State Forest

Kettle Moraine State Forest Beach & Lake to Lake Bike Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Kettle Moraine State Forest Beach & Lake to Lake Bike Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest near Dundee, WI. The route reaches Kettle Moraine State Forest Beach. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi991 – 1,073 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 43.66430, -88.16488
Nearest town Dundee, WI

Directions

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Kettle Moraine State Forest Beach & Lake to Lake Bike Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 991–1,071 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest

Trailhead: 43.66430, -88.16488

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Kettle Moraine State Forest Beach.
  3. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 2 miReach Kettle Moraine State Forest Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 2 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 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

75% gravel2% paved23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 5:48 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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