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SaveThis is the famous "kettles". It's trails have been an off-road Mecca since knobby tread met dirt. The one-way Emma Carlin Trails are at the extreme end of the riding scale. Many people would say they're unrideable and more would brand them "no fun." Steep slopes are mazes of cobbles, mini-boulders, loose surface and roots.
If you like, you can take the Connector Trail south to the John Muir Trails and, if you ride every loop in both systems, cover nearly 40 miles.
The Emma Carlin and adjoining John Muir Trails are among the most popular and crowded trails in the state system.
If you like, you can take the Connector Trail south to the John Muir Trails and, if you ride every loop in both systems, cover nearly 40 miles.
The Emma Carlin and adjoining John Muir Trails are among the most popular and crowded trails in the state system.
source: Wis. Online
AKA: Kettle Moraine State Forest

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- Mountain Bike
12 trails
- Hike
66 trails
- Trail Running
66 trails
Region Details
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Region Status
Open as of Oct 2, 2024Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 40
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 12
- Trails Horse
- 8
- Trails Hike
- 66
- Trails Trail Running
- 66
- Trails Snowmobile
- 1
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 5
- Total Distance
- 70 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 25 miles
- Total Descent
- 4,598 ft
- Total Vertical
- 240 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,088 ft
- Reports
- 172
- Photos
- 33
- Ridden Counter
- 4,583
Popular Emma Carlin Trails Mountain Biking Trails
Emma Carlin Trails Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Emma Carlin Brown Loop | 3 miles |
Photos of Emma Carlin Trails Mountain Bike
trail: Connector Muir / Emma
31 |
May 6, 2023 @ 5:32pm
May 6, 2023
trail: Connector - Emma to Muir
101 |
May 25, 2022 @ 2:46pm
May 25, 2022
trail: Green Loop
197 |
May 1, 2021 @ 2:28am
May 1, 2021
trail: Connector - Emma to Muir
139 |
May 25, 2020 @ 1:50pm
May 25, 2020
trail: Connector - Emma to Muir
166 |
Aug 20, 2019 @ 5:46am
Aug 20, 2019
trail: Connector - Emma to Muir
122 |
Jun 21, 2019 @ 4:52pm
Jun 21, 2019
trail: Connector - Emma to Muir
163 |
Jun 21, 2019 @ 4:52pm
Jun 21, 2019
trail: Connector - Emma to Muir
131 |
Jun 21, 2019 @ 4:52pm
Jun 21, 2019Videos of Emma Carlin Trails Mountain Bike

trail: Connector - Emma to Muir
53:59 |
290 |
Jul 19, 2021 , La Grange
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Connector - Muir to Emma | Oct 2, 2024 @ 2:24pm Oct 2, 2024 | Very Dry | Chadever SKORR | ||
Green Loop / Orange Loop Trail | Jul 29, 2024 @ 10:27am Jul 29, 2024 | Ideal | timbershadow | ||
Green Loop / Orange Loop / Brown Loop Trail | Jul 29, 2024 @ 10:27am Jul 29, 2024 | Ideal | timbershadow | ||
Green Loop | Jul 29, 2024 @ 10:27am Jul 29, 2024 | Ideal | timbershadow | ||
Brown Loop / Orange Loop Trail | Jul 21, 2024 @ 4:42am Jul 21, 2024 | Dry | Mandylyn70 | ||
Orange Loop Trail | Jul 21, 2024 @ 4:42am Jul 21, 2024 | Dry | Mandylyn70 | ||
Connector - Emma to Muir | Jul 21, 2024 @ 4:42am Jul 21, 2024 | Very Dry | Mandylyn70 | ||
Connector Muir / Emma | Jul 4, 2024 @ 6:06am Jul 4, 2024 | Ideal | timbershadow | ||
Connector Muir / Emma | Jul 4, 2024 @ 6:06am Jul 4, 2024 | Ideal | timbershadow | ||
Emma Carlin Trails Parking | Apr 10, 2024 @ 3:23pm Apr 10, 2024 | Ideal | timbershadow |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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Frankstill | add | karma | activity #73610394 | Jun 12, 2025 @ 6:01am Jun 12, 2025 |
lojones5 | wishlist | region | activity #73317092 | Jun 7, 2025 @ 9:08pm Jun 7, 2025 |
Jones1171 | wishlist | region | activity #72217343 | May 23, 2025 @ 8:03am May 23, 2025 |
Chadever | update | trail | activity #70458933 and 4 more | Apr 26, 2025 @ 8:51pm Apr 26, 2025 |
Chadever | update | trail | activity #70421752 | Apr 26, 2025 @ 10:30am Apr 26, 2025 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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trail | Passing through on my way to Copper Harbor... | Jun 5, 2024 @ 2:49pm Jun 5, 2024 | ||
trail | Not a black diamond. Blue. However, there is a... | Jul 3, 2023 @ 5:47am Jul 3, 2023 | ||
trail | Not a black diamond. Who’s trying to scare... | Jul 3, 2023 @ 5:38am Jul 3, 2023 | ||
trail | i would consider it blue ,just on the amount... | Nov 24, 2021 @ 1:58am Nov 24, 2021 | ||
trail | This is a good trail! I modified the trail... | Apr 20, 2021 @ 8:32am Apr 20, 2021 |
Nearby Areas
name | distance | ||||
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John Muir Trails | 4 | 20 | 1 | 4.4 km | |
Alpine Valley Resort | 6 | 4 | 11.4 km | ||
Kettle Moraine SF - Lapham Peak Unit | 1 | 14 km | |||
Glacial River Park | 2 | 1 | 16 km | ||
W.R. Wadewitz Nature Camp | 10 | 4 | 18.1 km |
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Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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Mountain Bike | 12 | 19 miles | 1,319 ft | 6 miles | 167 ft | #2,424 | #1,294 | 33 | 172 | 1 | 2,798 | |
Horse | 8 | 27 miles | 2,005 ft | 11 miles | 240 ft | 13 | ||||||
Hike | 66 | 70 miles | 4,596 ft | 25 miles | 240 ft | #1,881 | #1,148 | 170 | 201 | |||
Trail Running | 66 | 70 miles | 4,596 ft | 25 miles | 240 ft | #1,883 | #1,144 | 170 | 48 | |||
Snowmobile | 1 | 11 miles | 669 ft | 5 miles | 157 ft | |||||||
Nordic Ski | 5 | 7 miles | 394 ft | 2 miles | 135 ft | 2 |
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