Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest near New Prospect, WI. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 984–1,006 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest
Trailhead: Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail · 43.61648, -88.18761
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading E.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop Access, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop, heading S.
- 500 ftReach Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftBear left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop Access, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading W.
- 1.7 miArrive 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 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:14 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail Trailhead
- Brown Trail–Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, 4 sights 13.9 mi · ▲ 331 ft
- Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 8.4 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- Division Road & Shelter #3 Access via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 8.5 mi · ▲ 175 ft
- Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 8 mi · ▲ 171 ft
- Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 8 mi · ▲ 171 ft
- Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 8.2 mi · ▲ 174 ft
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