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Ice Age Trail via Badger State Trail

8.4 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 2 hr 51 min

Ice Age Trail via Badger State Trail is an 8.4-mile out-and-back near Fitchburg, WI. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi886 – 1,011 ft8.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Badger State Trail 42.94321, -89.48216
Nearest town Fitchburg, WI
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Ice Age Trail via Badger State Trail

8.4 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 2 hr 51 min

Elevation 886–1,010 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Badger State Trail · 42.94321, -89.48216

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Badger State Trail, heading SW.
  2. 3.6 miSharp left onto Ice Age Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.6 miReach Ice Age Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.6 miSharp right onto Badger State Trail, heading NE.
  5. 3.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/ice-age-trail-out-back-13-km-747c

Trail surface

86% gravel14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:44 AMSunset 7:01 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~71 min). Leave by 5:30 PM for the 7:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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