Vista Sunset Spot–Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Horseriders Camp Access Trail, 3 sights
14.5 mi · ▲ 420 ft · 5 hr 3 min
Vista Sunset Spot–Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Horseriders Camp Access Trail, 3 sights is a 14.5-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest near Dundee, WI. The route reaches Vista Sunset Spot. It climbs 420 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Vista Sunset Spot–Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Horseriders Camp Access Trail, 3 sights
14.5 mi · ▲ 420 ft · 5 hr 3 min
Elevation 976–1,155 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest
Trailhead: Vista Trail · 43.64237, -88.19051
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Vista Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Vista Sunset Spot.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lake to Lake Bike Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading SE.
- 2 miTurn right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop Access, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop, heading S.
- 1.7 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Horseriders Camp Access Trail, heading S.
- 1 miReach Vista Sunset Spot, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Crooked Lake Trail Loop Access, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Lake to Lake Bike Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
- 1.8 miTurn right onto Vista Trail, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:12 PM — 13 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Vista Trail Trailhead
- Long Lake–Vista Sunset Spot, 5 sights 15.1 mi · ▲ 337 ft
- Vista Sunset Spot Loop via Yellow Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 195 ft
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