Red/Purple Trail via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 176 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Red/Purple Trail via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest near New Fane, WI. It is mostly level, with 176 ft of elevation gain. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Red/Purple Trail via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 176 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 950–1,067 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest
Trailhead: Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail · 43.55000, -88.19070
Weather Sep 20: Light drizzle, high 64°F / low 56° · precip 28% · wind 15 mph · 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 miReach Red/Purple Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Loop 4, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Red/Purple Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Loop 4, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~55 min). Leave by 5:41 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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