Kettle Moraine State Forest

Lake to Lake Bike Trail

4 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Lake to Lake Bike Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest near New Prospect, WI. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi991 – 1,030 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 43.61648, -88.18761
Nearest town New Prospect, WI

Directions

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Lake to Lake Bike Trail

4 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Elevation 990–1,030 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest

Trailhead: Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail · 43.61648, -88.18761

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right onto Lake to Lake Bike Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 100 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left onto Green Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Red Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Green Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading SE.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto Lake to Lake Bike Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading S.
  17. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

54% dirt7% gravel39% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 5:52 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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