Kettle Moraine State Forest

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

3.4 mi · ▲ 88 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop & Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Horseriders Camp Access Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest near New Prospect, WI. It is mostly level, with 88 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi978 – 1,089 ft3.4 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

3.4 mi · ▲ 88 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 976–1,091 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. 0.7 miReach Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Horseriders Camp Access Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Horseriders Camp Access Trail, heading S.
  5. 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

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM — 0 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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