Kettle Moraine State Forest

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.

Elevation

0 mi978 – 1,096 ft13.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lake to Lake Bike Trail 43.63683, -88.18949
Nearest town New Prospect, WI

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Lake to Lake Bike Trail, heading S.
  2. 1.4 miTurn left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading E.
  3. 2 miTurn right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop Access, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop, heading SE.
  5. 1.7 miBear right, heading W.
  6. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Horseriders Camp Access Trail, heading S.
  7. 1 miReach Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1 miContinue straight onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop, heading N.
  9. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  10. 1.7 miTurn right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop Access, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading SW.
  12. 1.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right onto Lake to Lake Bike Trail, heading S.
  14. 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.

Trail surface

74% dirt21% gravel5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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