Badger Prairie Pond & Ice Age Trail
5.9 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Badger Prairie Pond & Ice Age Trail is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Ice Age Trail Junction Area near Verona, WI. The route reaches Badger Prairie Pond. It is mostly level, with 224 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 · ▲ 224 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Elevation 944–1,141 ft
Out & Back · Ice Age Trail Junction Area
Trailhead: 42.98386, -89.52891
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:44 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Ice Age Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 500 ftBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 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 E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 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.
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