Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit
Ice Age Trail
6.4 mi · ▲ 324 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Ice Age Trail is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit near Ottawa, WI. It climbs 324 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ice Age Trail
6.4 mi · ▲ 324 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Elevation 863–1,044 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit
Trailhead: Moraine Ridge Trail · 42.93930, -88.46134
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:57 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading SE.
- 2.7 miTurn left onto Stark Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading W.
- 2.9 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 3.0 mi in (~80 min). Leave by 5:17 PM for the 6:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Moraine Ridge Trail Trailhead
- Ice Age Trail 6.4 mi · ▲ 323 ft
- Blue Loop–Gold Loop, 3 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 117 ft
- Moraine Ridge Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 85 ft
- Observation Loop via Moraine Ridge Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 143 ft
- Moraine Ridge Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 229 ft
- Moraine Ridge Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 231 ft
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