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Kettle Moraine State Forest

Loop 1–Loop 2 Loop, 3 sights

1.9 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 42 min

Loop 1–Loop 2 Loop, 3 sights is a 1.9-mile loop in Kettle Moraine State Forest near Greenbush, WI. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,106 – 1,194 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ice Age Trail 43.73854, -88.10130
Nearest town Greenbush, WI
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Loop 1–Loop 2 Loop, 3 sights

1.9 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 42 min

Elevation 1,106–1,193 ft

Loop · Kettle Moraine State Forest

Trailhead: Ice Age Trail · 43.73854, -88.10130

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Ice Age Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto Purple Loop, heading N.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Loop, heading N.
  4. 250 ftBear left onto Purple Loop, heading NE.
  5. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  6. 100 ftTurn left onto Loop 2, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  8. 250 ftBear right onto Loop 1, heading NW.
  9. 0.3 miBear left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading SW.
  10. 100 ftTurn right onto Loop 2, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading SW.
  12. 250 ftContinue straight onto Loop 2, heading SW.
  13. 350 ftTurn left onto Red Loop, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Loop 2, heading SW.
  15. 100 ftBear right onto Loop 3, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Red Loop, heading SW.
  17. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Loop 3, heading SE.
  18. 150 ftContinue straight onto Purple Loop, heading SE.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 250 ftBear right onto Ice Age Trail, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftThe loop closes 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/loop-1-loop-2-loop-3-sights

Trail surface

76% dirt24% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:55 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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