Kettle Moraine State Forest

Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Horseriders Camp Access Trail & Lake to Lake Bike Trail via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail

11.9 mi · ▲ 385 ft · 4 hr 10 min

Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Horseriders Camp Access Trail & Lake to Lake Bike Trail via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail is an 11.9-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest near Dundee, WI. It climbs 385 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi978 – 1,096 ft12.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 43.65909, -88.16606
Nearest town Dundee, WI

Directions

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Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Horseriders Camp Access Trail & Lake to Lake Bike Trail via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail

11.9 mi · ▲ 385 ft · 4 hr 10 min

Elevation 976–1,094 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest

Trailhead: 43.65909, -88.16606

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:56 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miSharp right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading W.
  4. 1 miContinue straight onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop Access, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop, heading S.
  6. 1.7 miBear right, heading W.
  7. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Horseriders Camp Access Trail, heading S.
  8. 1 miReach Lake to Lake Bike Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1 miContinue straight onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop, heading SE.
  10. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  11. 1.7 miTurn right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop Access, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading SW.
  13. 1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right onto Lake to Lake Bike Trail, heading NW.
  15. 1.2 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

71% dirt20% gravel9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.4 mi in (~137 min). Leave by 4:18 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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