Kettle Moraine State Forest

Loop 3 & Red/Purple Trail via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail

10.5 mi · ▲ 326 ft · 3 hr 40 min

Loop 3 & Red/Purple Trail via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail is a 10.5-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest near New Prospect, WI. It climbs 326 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi961 – 1,066 ft10.7 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Loop 3 & Red/Purple Trail via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail

10.5 mi · ▲ 326 ft · 3 hr 40 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 ftBear right onto Red Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Red/Purple Trail, heading NE.
  6. 150 ftBear left onto Loop 4, heading NE.
  7. 100 ftTurn right onto Red/Purple Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Red/Purple/Green Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right onto Green Trail, heading SW.
  10. 200 ftTurn left onto Loop 3, heading SW.
  11. 200 ftReach Red/Purple Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 150 ftTurn right onto Green Trail, heading SW.
  13. 250 ftTurn left onto Red/Purple/Green Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Red/Purple Trail, heading NE.
  15. 0.5 miTurn left onto Loop 4, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftBear right onto Red/Purple Trail, heading NW.
  17. 150 ftContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.1 miBear left onto Loop 4, heading SW.
  19. 0.9 miSharp right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading SW.
  20. 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 surface

67% dirt33% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.8 mi in (~122 min). Leave by 4:34 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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