Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Horseriders Camp Access Trail & Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail
13.4 mi · ▲ 279 ft · 4 hr 36 min
Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Horseriders Camp Access Trail & Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail is a 13.4-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest near New Prospect, WI. It climbs 279 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Horseriders Camp Access Trail & Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail
13.4 mi · ▲ 279 ft · 4 hr 36 min
Elevation 976–1,094 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest
Trailhead: Lake to Lake Bike Trail · 43.63683, -88.18949
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Lake to Lake Bike Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading E.
- 2 miTurn right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop Access, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop, heading SE.
- 1.7 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Horseriders Camp Access Trail, heading S.
- 1 miReach Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 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.
- 1.4 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 0.6 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:23 PM — 0 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Lake to Lake Bike Trail Trailhead
- Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail–Loop 4, 3 sights 14.7 mi · ▲ 268 ft
- Mauthe Lake–Kettle Moraine State Forest Beach, 4 sights 7.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Butler Lake Viewpoint–Butler Lake, 3 sights 9.2 mi · ▲ 168 ft
- Butler Lake–Butler Lake Loop, 3 sights 9.2 mi · ▲ 143 ft
- Lake to Lake Bike Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Lake to Lake Bike Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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