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Ice Age Trail Junction Area

Goose Lake & Fireman's Beach via Military Ridge State Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Goose Lake & Fireman's Beach via Military Ridge State Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Ice Age Trail Junction Area near Verona, WI. The route passes Fireman's Beach before reaching Goose Lake at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi942 – 1,001 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.99286, -89.51834
Nearest town Verona, WI
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Goose Lake & Fireman's Beach via Military Ridge State Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Elevation 943–1,000 ft

Out & Back · Ice Age Trail Junction Area

Trailhead: 42.99286, -89.51834

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

Transit-accessible: E Verona & Hometown (EB) stop 119 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  3. 150 ftTurn right onto Military Ridge State Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miPass Fireman's Beach.
  8. 0.5 miReach Goose Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  13. 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/goose-lake-goose-lake-out-back-3-lakes-4-km-c9cd

Trail surface

50% gravel2% paved48% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:45 AMSunset 6:59 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: E Verona & Hometown (EB) stop 119 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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