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
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading N.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading N.
- 200 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 S.
- 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.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 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.
More from this trailhead
- Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 7.8 mi · ▲ 381 ft
- Ice Age Trail via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 7.7 mi · ▲ 412 ft
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