Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit
Ice Age Trail
8.6 mi · ▲ 541 ft · 3 hr 8 min
Ice Age Trail is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit near Eagle, WI. It climbs 541 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ice Age Trail
8.6 mi · ▲ 541 ft · 3 hr 8 min
Elevation 863–1,076 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit
Trailhead: 42.90942, -88.47454
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:57 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading N.
- 3.2 miBear left onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 500 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading SE.
- 3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 6:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:21 PM — 4 min before dark.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Ice Age Trail 9.7 mi · ▲ 584 ft
- Ice Age Trail 8.5 mi · ▲ 467 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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