Wisconsin trails · Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail
Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail
A 11.4-mile out-and-back in Wisconsin, with 137 ft of climbing. Reaches New Fane Millpond and other lake destinations.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 65% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 3.8. It gives back about 313 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- New Fane Millpond (lake)
- Spring Lake (lake)
Getting there
Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail access — parking nearby. About 14 min drive (8 mi) from West Bend. 43.49740, -88.18488 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:36 a.m., the sun rises at 7:05 a.m. and sets at 6:11 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:40 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 06 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 22.8-mile round trip takes roughly 8 h 34 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 3:39 p.m. — 2 h 32 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Eisenbahn State Trail — 7.9 mi