Cascade Aerator via Military Ridge State Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Cascade Aerator via Military Ridge State Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Ice Age Trail Junction Area near Verona, WI. The route reaches Cascade Aerator at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cascade Aerator via Military Ridge State Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Elevation 948–986 ft
Out & Back · Ice Age Trail Junction Area
Trailhead: 42.98658, -89.53353
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:44 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
Transit-accessible: W Verona & N Main (WB) stop 435 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Military Ridge State Trail, heading NE.
- 2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Cascade Aerator, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 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 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 7:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: W Verona & N Main (WB) stop 435 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Goose Lake via Military Ridge State Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Badger Prairie Pond & Ice Age Trail 5.9 mi · ▲ 248 ft
- Military Ridge State Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Military Ridge State Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Goose Lake–Fireman's Beach Loop, 3 beaches 2.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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