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Kettle Moraine State Forest- Pike Lake Unit

Astronomy Trail & Ice Age Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 45 min

Astronomy Trail & Ice Age Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest- Pike Lake Unit near Slinger, WI. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,070 – 1,198 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 43.31667, -88.30622
Nearest town Slinger, WI
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Astronomy Trail & Ice Age Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 45 min

Elevation 1,070–1,199 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest- Pike Lake Unit

Trailhead: 43.31667, -88.30622

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 350 ftTurn left onto Astronomy Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 250 ftContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.7 miReach Astronomy Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 150 ftTurn left onto Astronomy Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/astronomy-trail-ice-age-trail-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

46% dirt54% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:56 PM

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  • Toilets at the trailhead

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