Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail
11.7 mi · ▲ 317 ft · 4 hr 4 min
Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail is an 11.7-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest near Parnell, WI. It climbs 317 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail
11.7 mi · ▲ 317 ft · 4 hr 4 min
Elevation 1,043–1,114 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest
Trailhead: 43.69827, -88.10312
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading SW.
- 4.7 miContinue straight onto Butler Lake Loop, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Butler Lake Loop, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading SE.
- 4.7 miBear right, heading N.
- 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 3.0 mi in (~75 min). Leave by 5:20 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 9.7 mi · ▲ 333 ft
- Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 15.4 mi · ▲ 368 ft
- Lake to Lake Bike Trail via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 15.2 mi · ▲ 312 ft
- Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 2 mi · ▲ 171 ft
- Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 293 ft
- Ice Age Trail Loop via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 180 ft
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