Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail
7 mi · ▲ 420 ft · 2 hr 33 min
Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail is a 7-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest near Greenbush, WI. It climbs 420 ft. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail
7 mi · ▲ 420 ft · 2 hr 33 min
Elevation 1,013–1,191 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest
Trailhead: 43.77661, -88.06757
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
- 2.7 miContinue straight onto Loop 2, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading N.
- 2.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:10 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 7.4 mi · ▲ 420 ft
- Old Plank Road Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 358 ft
- Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 204 ft
- Ice Age Trail 6.4 mi · ▲ 573 ft
- Greenbush Kettle via Ice Age Trail 8.3 mi · ▲ 509 ft
- Greenbush Group Camp Access via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 233 ft
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