Kettle Moraine State Forest

Ice Age Trail

6.4 mi · ▲ 573 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Ice Age Trail is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest near Greenbush, WI. It climbs 573 ft. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi948 – 1,168 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 43.77661, -88.06757
Nearest town Greenbush, WI

Directions

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Ice Age Trail

6.4 mi · ▲ 573 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Elevation 947–1,169 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest

Trailhead: 43.77661, -88.06757

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftBear right onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading SE.
  4. 450 ftTurn right onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading SE.
  5. 100 ftContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading N.
  8. 2.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 2.1 miTurn right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  12. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old Plank Road Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  14. 150 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

10% paved7% dirt4% grass79% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:17 PM — 7 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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