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.

Elevation

0 mi863 – 1,076 ft8.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.90942, -88.47454
Nearest town Eagle, WI

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading N.
  3. 3.2 miBear left onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  4. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  5. 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 500 ftBear right, heading SW.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading SE.
  12. 3 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 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

95% dirt2% grass2% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:57 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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