Kettle Moraine State Forest

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.

Elevation

0 mi984 – 1,007 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 43.61648, -88.18761
Nearest town New Prospect, WI

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading E.
  2. 1.7 miTurn right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop Access, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miBear right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop, heading S.
  4. 500 ftReach Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 500 ftBear left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop Access, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading W.
  7. 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.

Trail surface

99% dirt1% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:56 PM

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

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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