Kettle Moraine State Forest

Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail & Old Plank Road Trail

15.4 mi · ▲ 555 ft · 5 hr 25 min

Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail & Old Plank Road Trail is a 15.4-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest near Graham Corners, WI. It climbs 555 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi965 – 1,132 ft15.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Plank Road Trail 43.76883, -88.17014
Nearest town Graham Corners, WI

Directions

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Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail & Old Plank Road Trail

15.4 mi · ▲ 555 ft · 5 hr 25 min

Elevation 965–1,130 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest

Trailhead: Old Plank Road Trail · 43.76883, -88.17014

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Old Plank Road Trail, heading E.
  2. 5.6 miTurn right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading S.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 350 ftBear right onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading SE.
  6. 450 ftTurn right onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading SE.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading NE.
  9. 1.2 miReach Old Plank Road Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 1.2 miTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  14. 350 ftTurn right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading NW.
  15. 150 ftTurn left onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading NW.
  16. 5.4 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

76% paved16% dirt2% grass6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.9 mi in (~148 min). Leave by 4:08 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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