Badger Prairie Pond & Ice Age Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 49 min
Badger Prairie Pond & Ice Age Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Badger Prairie County Park near Verona, WI. The route reaches Badger Prairie Pond at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 109 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
2.3 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 49 min
Elevation 951–1,049 ft
Out & Back · Badger Prairie County Park
Trailhead: Military Ridge State Trail · 42.99090, -89.52566
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:44 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
Transit-accessible: E Verona & Enterprise (EB) stop 201 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Military Ridge State Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftReach Badger Prairie Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 400 ftBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Military Ridge State Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miArrive 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 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 7:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: E Verona & Enterprise (EB) stop 201 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Military Ridge State Trail Trailhead
- Military Ridge State Trail 2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Ice Age Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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