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Robert O Cook Memorial Arboretum

Ice Age Trail–JSOL Blue (Upper) Trail, 4 sights

1.9 mi · ▲ 230 ft · 45 min

Ice Age Trail–JSOL Blue (Upper) Trail, 4 sights is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Robert O Cook Memorial Arboretum near Anderson, WI. It is mostly level, with 230 ft of elevation gain. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi801 – 997 ft · steepest grade: 18%2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ice Age Trail 42.70677, -89.07165
Nearest town Anderson, WI
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Ice Age Trail–JSOL Blue (Upper) Trail, 4 sights

1.9 mi · ▲ 230 ft · 45 min

Elevation 799–996 ft

Out & Back · Robert O Cook Memorial Arboretum

Trailhead: Ice Age Trail · 42.70677, -89.07165

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:59 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto JSOL Green (Lower) Trail, heading E.
  4. 450 ftTurn left onto JSOL Main Trail, heading N.
  5. 200 ftContinue straight onto JSOL East West Shortcut (Dark Green) Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left onto JSOL Green (Lower) Trail, heading NE.
  7. 100 ftTurn right onto JSOL Orange Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto JSOL Blue (Upper) Trail, heading N.
  9. 250 ftTurn right onto JSOL Orange Trail, heading NW.
  10. 200 ftContinue straight onto JSOL East Boundary Powerline Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.4 miSharp left onto Marsh Creek (Gray) Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right onto JSOL Main Trail, heading W.
  13. 250 ftTurn left onto JSOL Blue (Upper) Trail, heading SE.
  14. 100 ftBear right onto Ice Age Trail, heading SW.
  15. 150 ftTurn left onto JSOL Blue (Upper) Trail, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftBear right onto Ice Age Trail, heading NW.
  17. 250 ftBear left onto JSOL Ironwood (Yellow) Trail, heading W.
  18. 50 ftSharp right onto Ice Age Trail, heading SW.
  19. 0.2 miBear right onto JSOL Orange Trail, heading W.
  20. 100 ftTurn left onto JSOL Main Trail, heading S.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right onto JSOL Green (Lower) Trail, heading S.
  22. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  24. 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/ice-age-trail-jsol-blue-upper-trail-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

52% grass27% dirt21% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 6:59 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:39 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:59 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:27 PM.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Anderson, Wisconsin