Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail
7.6 mi · ▲ 383 ft · 2 hr 43 min
Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest near Saint Michaels, WI. It climbs 383 ft. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail
7.6 mi · ▲ 383 ft · 2 hr 43 min
Elevation 927–1,060 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest
Trailhead: Ice Age Trail · 43.49868, -88.19308
Weather Sep 20: Light drizzle, high 63°F / low 56° · precip 31% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading N.
- 1.6 miSharp right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading SE.
- 2.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miSharp left onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
- 1.6 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.4 mi in (~89 min). Leave by 5:06 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Ice Age Trail Trailhead
- Ice Age Trail 9.1 mi · ▲ 488 ft
- Ice Age Trail via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 237 ft
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