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.
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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
- Start on Old Plank Road Trail, heading E.
- 5.6 miTurn right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miReach Old Plank Road Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading NW.
- 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.
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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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Old Plank Road Trail Trailhead
- Old Plank Road Trail 11 mi · ▲ 247 ft
- Old Plank Road Trail 12.3 mi · ▲ 336 ft
- spur trail to Wade House via Old Plank Road Trail 14.3 mi · ▲ 423 ft
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