Kettle Moraine State Forest

Loop 1 & Loop 2 via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail

12.9 mi · ▲ 778 ft · 4 hr 41 min

Loop 1 & Loop 2 via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail is a 12.9-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest near Glenbeulah, WI. It climbs 778 ft. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi951 – 1,178 ft13.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ice Age Trail 43.79636, -88.03511
Nearest town Glenbeulah, WI

Directions

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Loop 1 & Loop 2 via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail

12.9 mi · ▲ 778 ft · 4 hr 41 min

Elevation 951–1,178 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest

Trailhead: Ice Age Trail · 43.79636, -88.03511

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Ice Age Trail, heading S.
  2. 2.1 miTurn right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  6. 3.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miBear right onto Loop 1, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 miBear left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading SW.
  10. 100 ftTurn right onto Loop 2, heading S.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading S.
  12. 250 ftReach Loop 1, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 250 ftContinue straight onto Loop 2, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading SW.
  15. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  16. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Loop 1, heading NW.
  17. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 100 ftTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading NE.
  20. 3.1 miBear right, heading N.
  21. 400 ftTurn right onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading NE.
  22. 150 ftContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading N.
  23. 0.5 miTurn left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading NE.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading NE.
  25. 2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

10% dirt2% grass1% paved87% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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