Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit
Ice Age Trail
8.4 mi · ▲ 434 ft · 3 hr 1 min
Ice Age Trail is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit near Ottawa, WI. It climbs 434 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Ice Age Trail
8.4 mi · ▲ 434 ft · 3 hr 1 min
Elevation 879–1,082 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit
Trailhead: Moraine Ridge Trail · 42.95143, -88.47750
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Moraine Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 1.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miReach Ice Age Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:19 PM — 4 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Moraine Ridge Trail Trailhead
- Ice Age Trail 9.4 mi · ▲ 582 ft
- Moraine Ridge Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 288 ft
- Blue Loop–Gold Loop, 3 sights 6.7 mi · ▲ 341 ft
- Moraine Ridge Trail 5 mi · ▲ 324 ft
- Ice Age Trail 6.4 mi · ▲ 472 ft
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