Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit
Ice Age Trail
7 mi · ▲ 368 ft · 2 hr 31 min
Ice Age Trail is a 7-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit near Ottawa, WI. It climbs 368 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ice Age Trail
7 mi · ▲ 368 ft · 2 hr 31 min
Elevation 863–1,044 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit
Trailhead: Moraine Ridge Trail · 42.94270, -88.45499
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:57 PM
- Start on Moraine Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading SE.
- 2.9 miTurn left onto Stark Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading W.
- 2.9 miTurn right onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~85 min). Leave by 5:11 PM for the 6:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Moraine Ridge Trail Trailhead
- Moraine Ridge Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 253 ft
- Observation Loop 2.4 mi · ▲ 86 ft
- Ice Age Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 148 ft
- Ice Age Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 269 ft
- Ice Age Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 151 ft
- Mackie Connector 2.6 mi · ▲ 115 ft
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