Ice Age Junction Trail & Ice Age Trail
5.9 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Ice Age Junction Trail & Ice Age Trail is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Ice Age Trail Junction Area near Verona, WI. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ice Age Junction Trail & Ice Age Trail
5.9 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 944–1,092 ft
Out & Back · Ice Age Trail Junction Area
Trailhead: 42.97844, -89.53084
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:45 AM · sunset 6:59 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Ice Age Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 500 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ice Age Junction Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.1 miReach Ice Age Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 500 ftBear left onto Ice Age Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 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 6:37 PM for the 6:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:16 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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