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.
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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
- Start on Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading N.
- 5.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Lake to Lake Bike Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
- 1.8 miTurn right onto Vista Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftReach Vista Sunset Spot, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lake to Lake Bike Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 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.
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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.
More from Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail Trailhead
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