Badger Prairie Pond & Ice Age Trail
5.9 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Badger Prairie Pond & Ice Age Trail is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Badger Prairie County Park near Verona, WI. The route reaches Badger Prairie Pond. It is mostly level, with 248 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Badger Prairie Pond & Ice Age Trail
5.9 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Elevation 951–1,141 ft
Out & Back · Badger Prairie County Park
Trailhead: 42.98658, -89.53353
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:44 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
Transit-accessible: W Verona & N Main (WB) stop 435 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Military Ridge State Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miPass Badger Prairie Pond.
- 1.4 miReach Badger Prairie Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Military Ridge State Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive 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 1.6 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 5:59 PM for the 7:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: W Verona & N Main (WB) stop 435 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Military Ridge State Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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