Kettle Moraine State Forest

Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail

7.4 mi · ▲ 420 ft · 2 hr 41 min

Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest near Greenbush, WI. It climbs 420 ft. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,014 – 1,191 ft7.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 43.77661, -88.06757
Nearest town Greenbush, WI

Directions

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Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail

7.4 mi · ▲ 420 ft · 2 hr 41 min

Elevation 1,013–1,192 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest

Trailhead: 43.77661, -88.06757

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 150 ftTurn left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
  5. 2.7 miContinue straight onto Loop 2, heading S.
  6. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 50 ftBear left onto Purple Loop, heading SW.
  9. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Loop 2, heading NE.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading NW.
  14. 2.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miSharp right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

23% dirt77% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:12 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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