Kettle Moraine State Forest

Ice Age Trail

9.3 mi · ▲ 512 ft · 3 hr 21 min

Ice Age Trail is a 9.3-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest near Saint Michaels, WI. It climbs 512 ft. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi942 – 1,073 ft9.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 43.49907, -88.18614
Nearest town Saint Michaels, WI

Directions

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Ice Age Trail

9.3 mi · ▲ 512 ft · 3 hr 21 min

Elevation 942–1,073 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest

Trailhead: 43.49907, -88.18614

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:56 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading N.
  3. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading N.
  4. 200 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 S.
  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. 200 ftContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
  13. 1.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 0.3 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

28% dirt72% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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