Badger Prairie County Park

Badger Prairie Pond & Ice Age Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 57 min

Badger Prairie Pond & Ice Age Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Badger Prairie County Park near Verona, WI. The route reaches Badger Prairie Pond. It is mostly level, with 169 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi951 – 1,050 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.99419, -89.51239
Nearest town Verona, WI

Directions

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Badger Prairie Pond & Ice Age Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 57 min

Elevation 952–1,049 ft

Out & Back · Badger Prairie County Park

Trailhead: 42.99419, -89.51239

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:44 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

Transit-accessible: E Verona & Maple Grove (WB) stop 63 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miPass Badger Prairie Pond.
  8. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  9. 0.4 miReach Badger Prairie Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  15. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

27% paved17% dirt11% grass2% gravel43% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:44 AMSunset 7:01 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 7:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: E Verona & Maple Grove (WB) stop 63 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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