Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail
7 mi · ▲ 204 ft · 2 hr 26 min
Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail is a 7-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest near New Fane, WI. It is mostly level, with 204 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail
7 mi · ▲ 204 ft · 2 hr 26 min
Elevation 930–1,070 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest
Trailhead: Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail · 43.55000, -88.19070
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
- Start on Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading SW.
- 2.7 miContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading N.
- 2.7 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.5 mi in (~89 min). Leave by 5:07 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail Trailhead
- Vista Sunset Spot & Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 15 mi · ▲ 332 ft
- Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 7 mi · ▲ 204 ft
- Red/Purple Trail via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 176 ft
- Brown Trail–Red/Purple Trail, 3 sights 5 mi · ▲ 218 ft
- Red/Purple Trail & Red/Purple/Green Trail Loop via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 6.8 mi · ▲ 321 ft
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