Kettle Moraine State Forest

spur trail to Wade House via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail

9.5 mi · ▲ 711 ft · 3 hr 31 min

spur trail to Wade House via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest near Glenbeulah, WI. It climbs 711 ft. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi951 – 1,168 ft9.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ice Age Trail 43.79636, -88.03511
Nearest town Glenbeulah, WI

Directions

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spur trail to Wade House via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail

9.5 mi · ▲ 711 ft · 3 hr 31 min

Elevation 951–1,169 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest

Trailhead: Ice Age Trail · 43.79636, -88.03511

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Ice Age Trail, heading S.
  2. 2.1 miTurn right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  9. 400 ftBear right onto spur trail to Wade House, heading W.
  10. 0.9 miReach spur trail to Wade House, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 1 miBear left, heading E.
  12. 400 ftBear right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  16. 400 ftTurn right onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading NE.
  17. 100 ftContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading E.
  18. 0.5 miTurn left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading E.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading SE.
  20. 2.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

11% dirt3% grass1% paved85% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.7 mi in (~101 min). Leave by 4:52 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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