Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail
7.9 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 2 hr 43 min
Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest near Dundee, WI. It is mostly level, with 170 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail
7.9 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 2 hr 43 min
Elevation 984–1,094 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest
Trailhead: 43.64824, -88.17183
Weather Sep 20: Fog, high 63°F / low 54° · precip 21% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Lake to Lake Bike Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading W.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop Access, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop, heading E.
- 1.7 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop Access, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading N.
- 1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Lake to Lake Bike Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:13 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Ice Age Trail via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 14.5 mi · ▲ 541 ft
- Brown Trail & Lake to Lake Bike Trail 5.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Mauthe Lake–Kettle Moraine State Forest Beach, 4 sights 9.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 170 ft
- Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 8.1 mi · ▲ 199 ft
- Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 8.1 mi · ▲ 199 ft
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