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Kettle Moraine State Forest- Loew Lake Unit

Ice Age Trail

8.7 mi · ▲ 262 ft · 3 hr 2 min

Ice Age Trail is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest- Loew Lake Unit near North Lake, WI. It climbs 262 ft. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi919 – 1,030 ft8.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ice Age Trail 43.16109, -88.35558
Nearest town North Lake, WI
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Ice Age Trail

8.7 mi · ▲ 262 ft · 3 hr 2 min

Elevation 917–1,030 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest- Loew Lake Unit

Trailhead: Ice Age Trail · 43.16109, -88.35558

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM

  1. Start on Ice Age Trail, heading E.
  2. 4.4 miBear left, heading N.
  3. 50 ftReach Ice Age Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 4.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/ice-age-trail-out-back-14-km-1282

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~74 min). Leave by 5:22 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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