Kettle Moraine State Forest

Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail

7 mi · ▲ 296 ft · 2 hr 29 min

Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail is a 7-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest near Saint Michaels, WI. It climbs 296 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi958 – 1,060 ft7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 43.50107, -88.19147
Nearest town Saint Michaels, WI

Directions

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Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail

7 mi · ▲ 296 ft · 2 hr 29 min

Elevation 957–1,060 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest

Trailhead: 43.50107, -88.19147

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 450 ftContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading NW.
  3. 1.2 miSharp right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading SE.
  4. 2.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 2.2 miSharp left onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
  6. 1.3 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

63% dirt37% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~81 min). Leave by 5:13 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead

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