Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail

8 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 2 hr 45 min

Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail is an 8-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest near New Prospect, WI. It is mostly level, with 171 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi984 – 1,096 ft8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 43.61648, -88.18761

Nearest town New Prospect, WI

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Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail

8 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 2 hr 45 min

Elevation 984–1,094 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest

Trailhead: Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail · 43.61648, -88.18761

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

Start on Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading E.
1.7 miTurn right 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 miTurn left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading N.
1.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

98% dirt1% paved1% unspecified

Weather

6:40 AM6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:12 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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