Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail
10.4 mi · ▲ 286 ft · 3 hr 37 min
Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail is a 10.4-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest near Dundee, WI. It climbs 286 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail
10.4 mi · ▲ 286 ft · 3 hr 37 min
Elevation 1,043–1,200 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest
Trailhead: 43.64908, -88.13483
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading E.
- 4.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Parnell Tower Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading NW.
- 4.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 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 1.4 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 5:59 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Ice Age Trail via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 11 mi · ▲ 422 ft
- Division Road–Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Horseriders Camp Access Trail, 3 sights 11.2 mi · ▲ 370 ft
- Ice Age Trail via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 9.8 mi · ▲ 398 ft
- Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 143 ft
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