Cascade Aerator–Whalen Pond, 3 sights
9.4 mi · ▲ 257 ft · 3 hr 16 min
Cascade Aerator–Whalen Pond, 3 sights is a 9.4-mile out-and-back in Ice Age Trail Junction Area near Paoli, WI. The route passes Whalen Pond before reaching Cascade Aerator at the turnaround, 4.7 miles in. It climbs 257 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cascade Aerator–Whalen Pond, 3 sights
9.4 mi · ▲ 257 ft · 3 hr 16 min
Elevation 944–1,106 ft
Out & Back · Ice Age Trail Junction Area
Trailhead: 42.96220, -89.51338
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:44 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading E.
- 1.7 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Whalen Pond.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Military Ridge State Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miReach Cascade Aerator, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 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 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 7:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:26 PM — 4 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Goose Lake–Whalen Pond, 3 lakes 4.8 mi · ▲ 223 ft
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