Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit
Ice Age Trail
7.4 mi · ▲ 525 ft · 2 hr 44 min
Ice Age Trail is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit near Eagle, WI. It climbs 525 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ice Age Trail
7.4 mi · ▲ 525 ft · 2 hr 44 min
Elevation 870–1,044 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit
Trailhead: Ice Age Trail · 42.91896, -88.47331
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:57 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Ice Age Trail, heading NE.
- 2.1 miBear left onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 1.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading SE.
- 1.9 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~88 min). Leave by 5:09 PM for the 6:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Ice Age Trail Trailhead
- Moraine Ridge Trail 6.1 mi · ▲ 299 ft
- Ice Age Trail 9.7 mi · ▲ 498 ft
- Ice Age Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 413 ft
- Ice Age Trail 5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Ice Age Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 56 ft
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