Ice Age Trail is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit near Little Prairie, WI. It is mostly level, with 147 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi850 – 951 ft6.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.87052, -88.54389
Nearest town Little Prairie, WI
Directions
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Ice Age Trail
6.3 mi · ▲ 147 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Elevation 849–950 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit
Trailhead: 42.87052, -88.54389
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 N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading E.
- 3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 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 surface
64% dirt36% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:57 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~80 min). Leave by 5:17 PM for the 6:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 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 this trailhead
- Moraine Ridge Trail 10 mi · ▲ 609 ft
- Moraine Ridge Trail 6.9 mi · ▲ 265 ft
- Ice Age Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 175 ft
- Ice Age Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 120 ft
- Connector Trail via Moraine Ridge Trail 11 mi · ▲ 293 ft
- Ice Age Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 120 ft
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