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Kettle Moraine State Forest

Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail

15.7 mi · ▲ 366 ft · 5 hr 25 min

Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail is a 15.7-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest near New Prospect, WI. It climbs 366 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi929 – 1,070 ft15.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 43.60383, -88.19696
Nearest town New Prospect, WI
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Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail

15.7 mi · ▲ 366 ft · 5 hr 25 min

Elevation 930–1,070 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest

Trailhead: Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail · 43.60383, -88.19696

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:56 PM

  1. Start on Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading S.
  2. 7 miContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading NW.
  5. 7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/kettle-moraine-state-forest-northern-unit-main-horse-trail-out-back-25-km-807f

Trail surface

89% dirt11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~97 min). Leave by 4:59 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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