Ice Age Trail
8.5 mi · ▲ 401 ft · 3 hr 2 min
Ice Age Trail is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest near Saint Michaels, WI. It climbs 401 ft. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Ice Age Trail
8.5 mi · ▲ 401 ft · 3 hr 2 min
Elevation 950–1,073 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest
Trailhead: 43.50107, -88.19147
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right onto Ice Age Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading NW.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miTurn left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miBear right onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 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 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:15 PM — 9 min before dark.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 7 mi · ▲ 296 ft
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