AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Brooklyn State Wildlife Area

Ice Age Trail

8.2 mi · ▲ 455 ft · 2 hr 58 min

Ice Age Trail is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in Brooklyn State Wildlife Area near Basco, WI. It climbs 455 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi876 – 1,050 ft8.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.87815, -89.48267
Nearest town Basco, WI
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Ice Age Trail

8.2 mi · ▲ 455 ft · 2 hr 58 min

Elevation 876–1,050 ft

Out & Back · Brooklyn State Wildlife Area

Trailhead: 42.87815, -89.48267

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading W.
  4. 3.2 miReach Ice Age Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 3.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 0.4 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-f12b

Trail surface

77% dirt1% boardwalk22% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:44 AMSunset 7:01 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.6 mi in (~95 min). Leave by 5:05 PM for the 7:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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