Kettle Moraine State Forest

Ice Age Trail

7.7 mi · ▲ 537 ft · 2 hr 50 min

Ice Age Trail is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest near Greenbush, WI. It climbs 537 ft. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,053 – 1,191 ft8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ice Age Trail 43.73854, -88.10130
Nearest town Greenbush, WI

Directions

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Ice Age Trail

7.7 mi · ▲ 537 ft · 2 hr 50 min

Elevation 1,052–1,192 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest

Trailhead: Ice Age Trail · 43.73854, -88.10130

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Ice Age Trail, heading NW.
  2. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  3. 250 ftTurn right onto Purple Loop, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Loop 2, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading NW.
  8. 3.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 3.2 miContinue straight onto Loop 2, heading SW.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 100 ftBear left onto Purple Loop, heading SW.
  13. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 250 ftBear right onto Ice Age Trail, heading SW.
  16. 200 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

14% dirt86% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:55 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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