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Kettle Moraine State Forest

Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail

2 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 45 min

Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest near Parnell, WI. It is mostly level, with 171 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,066 – 1,243 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 43.69827, -88.10312
Nearest town Parnell, WI
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Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail

2 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 45 min

Elevation 1,066–1,243 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest

Trailhead: 43.69827, -88.10312

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftSharp right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right onto Parnell Tower Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.6 miSharp left, heading S.
  9. 150 ftArrive 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-3-km

Trail surface

60% dirt40% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:55 PM

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