Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail
6.3 mi · ▲ 352 ft · 2 hr 17 min
Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest near Greenbush, WI. It climbs 352 ft. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail
6.3 mi · ▲ 352 ft · 2 hr 17 min
Elevation 1,012–1,178 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest
Trailhead: 43.75066, -88.10246
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 300 ftBear left onto Ice Age Trail, heading E.
- 2.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading SE.
- 2.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~83 min). Leave by 5:13 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Greenbush Kettle via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 8.3 mi · ▲ 648 ft
- Old Plank Road Trail via Ice Age Trail 11.9 mi · ▲ 593 ft
- Ice Age Trail 12 mi · ▲ 805 ft
- Ice Age Trail 5 mi · ▲ 230 ft
- Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail via Ice Age Trail 7.8 mi · ▲ 347 ft
- Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 171 ft
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