Kettle Moraine State Forest

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.

Elevation

0 mi948 – 1,073 ft8.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 43.50107, -88.19147
Nearest town Saint Michaels, WI

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 450 ftContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading NW.
  3. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading N.
  4. 150 ftBear right onto Ice Age Trail, heading N.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading N.
  6. 1.3 miTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading NW.
  7. 1.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 1.6 miTurn left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading SW.
  10. 1.3 miBear right onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading S.
  12. 150 ftContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
  13. 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.

Trail surface

31% dirt69% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:56 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead

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