Ice Age Trail Junction Area

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.

Elevation

0 mi945 – 1,142 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.98386, -89.52891
Nearest town Verona, WI

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftBear left onto Ice Age Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 500 ftBear right, heading N.
  7. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  8. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miPass Badger Prairie Pond.
  13. 1.4 miReach Badger Prairie Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 1.6 miBear right, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  17. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
  18. 350 ftBear right, heading S.
  19. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  20. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  23. 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 surface

51% dirt18% paved17% grass7% gravel3% boardwalk4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:44 AMSunset 7:01 PM

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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