Goose Lake & Ice Age Trail via Military Ridge State Trail
5.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Goose Lake & Ice Age Trail via Military Ridge State Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Ice Age Trail Junction Area near Verona, WI. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Goose Lake & Ice Age Trail via Military Ridge State Trail
5.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 944–975 ft
Out & Back · Ice Age Trail Junction Area
Trailhead: 42.97844, -89.53084
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:44 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Military Ridge State Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miReach Goose Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:18 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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- Ice Age Junction Trail & Ice Age Trail 5.9 mi · ▲ 136 ft
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