Badger Prairie County Park

Fireman's Beach & Ice Age Junction Trail via Military Ridge State Trail

5.9 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Fireman's Beach & Ice Age Junction Trail via Military Ridge State Trail is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Badger Prairie County Park near Verona, WI. The route reaches Fireman's Beach. It is mostly level, with 162 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi951 – 1,093 ft6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.98129, -89.53471
Nearest town Verona, WI

Directions

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Fireman's Beach & Ice Age Junction Trail via Military Ridge State Trail

5.9 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Elevation 951–1,092 ft

Out & Back · Badger Prairie County Park

Trailhead: 42.98129, -89.53471

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Fireman's Beach.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 400 ftBear right, heading NE.
  5. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftBear right onto Military Ridge State Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  9. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ice Age Junction Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 1.1 miReach Fireman's Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  16. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
  18. 400 ftBear right, heading S.
  19. 150 ftTurn right onto Military Ridge State Trail, heading S.
  20. 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  23. 400 ftBear left, heading SW.
  24. 0.2 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

45% gravel22% paved8% grass25% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:44 AMSunset 7:01 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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