Kettle Moraine State Forest

Ice Age Trail

7.8 mi · ▲ 589 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Ice Age Trail is a 7.8-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest near Greenbush, WI. It climbs 589 ft. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,011 – 1,194 ft8.2 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Ice Age Trail

7.8 mi · ▲ 589 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Elevation 1,012–1,193 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. 0.4 miTurn left onto Purple Loop, heading N.
  3. 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
  4. 100 ftTurn left onto Loop 2, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading NW.
  6. 2.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miSharp right onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.5 miSharp left, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading SW.
  11. 2.7 miContinue straight onto Loop 2, heading SW.
  12. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftBear left onto Purple Loop, heading SW.
  15. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 200 ftContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
  17. 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.

Trail surface

19% dirt81% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.9 mi in (~102 min). Leave by 4:53 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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