Cascade Aerator via Military Ridge State Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Cascade Aerator via Military Ridge State Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Ice Age Trail Junction Area near Verona, WI. The route reaches Cascade Aerator at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cascade Aerator via Military Ridge State Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 948–966 ft
Out & Back · Ice Age Trail Junction Area
Trailhead: 42.99286, -89.51834
Weather Sep 20: Light drizzle, high 64°F / low 55° · precip 37% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:44 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
Transit-accessible: E Verona & Hometown (EB) stop 119 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Military Ridge State Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Cascade Aerator, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miSharp right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 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 0.5 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 7:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:27 PM — 2 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: E Verona & Hometown (EB) stop 119 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Goose Lake & Fireman's Beach via Military Ridge State Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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