Brooklyn State Wildlife Area

Ice Age Trail

7.2 mi · ▲ 452 ft · 2 hr 38 min

Ice Age Trail is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Brooklyn State Wildlife Area near Belleville, WI. It climbs 452 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi889 – 1,050 ft7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Blue Trail 42.87016, -89.49869
Nearest town Belleville, WI

Directions

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Ice Age Trail

7.2 mi · ▲ 452 ft · 2 hr 38 min

Elevation 888–1,050 ft

Out & Back · Brooklyn State Wildlife Area

Trailhead: Blue Trail · 42.87016, -89.49869

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:44 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Blue Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading E.
  3. 3.4 miReach Ice Age Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 3.5 miContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

99% dirt1% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 6:44 AMSunset 7:01 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~84 min). Leave by 5:17 PM for the 7:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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