Kettle Moraine State Forest

Vista Sunset Spot & Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail

15 mi · ▲ 332 ft · 5 hr 10 min

Vista Sunset Spot & Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail is a 15-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest near New Fane, WI. The route reaches Vista Sunset Spot at the turnaround, 7.5 miles in. It climbs 332 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi948 – 1,155 ft15.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 43.55000, -88.19070
Nearest town New Fane, WI

Directions

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Vista Sunset Spot & Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail

15 mi · ▲ 332 ft · 5 hr 10 min

Elevation 950–1,155 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest

Trailhead: Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail · 43.55000, -88.19070

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

  1. Start on Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading N.
  2. 5.4 miBear right, heading E.
  3. 50 ftSharp left onto Lake to Lake Bike Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
  6. 1.8 miTurn right onto Vista Trail, heading N.
  7. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  8. 100 ftReach Vista Sunset Spot, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 500 ftTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
  10. 1.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Lake to Lake Bike Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 5.2 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

94% dirt2% gravel4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.6 mi in (~169 min). Leave by 3:45 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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