Red/Purple Trail & Red/Purple/Green Trail Loop via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail
6.8 mi · ▲ 321 ft · 2 hr 26 min
Red/Purple Trail & Red/Purple/Green Trail Loop via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail is a 6.8-mile loop in Kettle Moraine State Forest near New Fane, WI. It climbs 321 ft. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Red/Purple Trail & Red/Purple/Green Trail Loop via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail
6.8 mi · ▲ 321 ft · 2 hr 26 min
Elevation 930–1,073 ft
Loop · Kettle Moraine State Forest
Trailhead: Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail · 43.55000, -88.19070
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
- Start on Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Loop 4, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right onto Red Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Red/Purple Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Loop 4, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Red/Purple Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Red/Purple/Green Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Green Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Loop 2, heading SW.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Red/Purple/Green Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading NW.
- 1.6 miBear right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading S.
- 2.2 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 5:43 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail Trailhead
- Vista Sunset Spot & Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 15 mi · ▲ 332 ft
- Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 7 mi · ▲ 204 ft
- Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 7 mi · ▲ 204 ft
- Red/Purple Trail via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 176 ft
- Brown Trail–Red/Purple Trail, 3 sights 5 mi · ▲ 218 ft
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