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Kettle Moraine State Forest

Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail

8.8 mi · ▲ 243 ft · 3 hr 3 min

Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest near New Prospect, WI. It is mostly level, with 243 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi961 – 1,066 ft8.8 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

8.8 mi · ▲ 243 ft · 3 hr 3 min

Elevation 960–1,067 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. 3.6 miSharp left, heading NE.
  3. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Loop 4, heading E.
  4. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.9 miSharp right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading NE.
  6. 3.5 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-5-km-11cb

Trail surface

81% dirt19% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:21 PM — 3 min before dark.

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