Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit
Ice Age Trail
8.5 mi · ▲ 467 ft · 3 hr 4 min
Ice Age Trail is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit near Eagle, WI. It climbs 467 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ice Age Trail
8.5 mi · ▲ 467 ft · 3 hr 4 min
Elevation 863–1,076 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit
Trailhead: Stark Road · 42.91159, -88.47437
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Stark Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading N.
- 2.9 miBear left onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading SE.
- 2.7 miTurn left onto Stark Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:35 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:55 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:23 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Stark Road Trailhead
- Ice Age Trail 8.6 mi · ▲ 541 ft
- Ice Age Trail 9.7 mi · ▲ 584 ft
- Moraine Ridge Trail 8.2 mi · ▲ 327 ft
- Ice Age Trail 9.5 mi · ▲ 578 ft
- Moraine Ridge Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 421 ft
- Observation Loop via Ice Age Trail 9.2 mi · ▲ 467 ft
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