Kettle Moraine State Forest

Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop & Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Horseriders Camp Access Trail

6.5 mi · ▲ 281 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop & Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Horseriders Camp Access Trail is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest near New Prospect, WI. It climbs 281 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi978 – 1,096 ft6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Horseriders Camp Access Trail 43.60887, -88.17788
Nearest town New Prospect, WI

Directions

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Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop & Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Horseriders Camp Access Trail

6.5 mi · ▲ 281 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Elevation 976–1,094 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest

Trailhead: Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Horseriders Camp Access Trail · 43.60887, -88.17788

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Horseriders Camp Access Trail, heading W.
  2. 1 miContinue straight onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  4. 1.8 miReach Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Horseriders Camp Access Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.8 miBear right, heading W.
  6. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Horseriders Camp Access Trail, heading S.
  7. 1 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

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:24 PM — 0 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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