Kettle Moraine State Forest

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.

Elevation

0 mi1,043 – 1,201 ft10.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 43.64908, -88.13483
Nearest town Dundee, WI

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading E.
  3. 4.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Parnell Tower Trail, heading E.
  5. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading NW.
  8. 4.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 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.

Trail surface

92% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:56 PM

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.

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