Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop & Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail
9.5 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 3 hr 16 min
Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop & Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest near New Prospect, WI. It is mostly level, with 198 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop & Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail
9.5 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 3 hr 16 min
Elevation 976–1,094 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest
Trailhead: 43.62065, -88.20162
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Brown Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lake to Lake Bike Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading SE.
- 2 miTurn right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop Access, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop, heading S.
- 1.7 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop Access, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Lake to Lake Bike Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Brown Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:19 PM — 5 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail & Red/Purple Trail 14.2 mi · ▲ 379 ft
- Butler Lake–Butler Lake Loop, 3 sights 12.4 mi · ▲ 225 ft
- Forest Lake–Little Mud Lake, 5 lakes 13.9 mi · ▲ 390 ft
- Vista Sunset Spot & Yellow Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 194 ft
- Auburn Lake & Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 57 ft
- Green Trail & Red Trail Loop via Yellow Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 56 ft
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