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Ice Age Trail Junction Area

Cascade Aerator & Ice Age Junction Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Cascade Aerator & Ice Age Junction Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Ice Age Trail Junction Area near Verona, WI. The route reaches Cascade Aerator at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi948 – 997 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.99773, -89.51878
Nearest town Verona, WI
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Cascade Aerator & Ice Age Junction Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Elevation 949–998 ft

Out & Back · Ice Age Trail Junction Area

Trailhead: 42.99773, -89.51878

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:45 AM · sunset 6:59 PM

Transit-accessible: E Verona & Hometown (WB) stop 413 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 300 ftTurn right onto Ice Age Junction Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Military Ridge State Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miReach Cascade Aerator, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ice Age Junction Trail, heading N.
  10. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cascade-aerator-ice-age-junction-trail-out-back-6-km-c382

Trail surface

79% paved21% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:45 AMSunset 6:59 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 6:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: E Verona & Hometown (WB) stop 413 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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