Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit
Ice Age Trail
9.4 mi · ▲ 582 ft · 3 hr 25 min
Ice Age Trail is a 9.4-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit near Ottawa, WI. It climbs 582 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ice Age Trail
9.4 mi · ▲ 582 ft · 3 hr 25 min
Elevation 863–1,044 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit
Trailhead: Moraine Ridge Trail · 42.95143, -88.47750
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Moraine Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 1.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading SE.
- 2.7 miTurn left onto Stark Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading W.
- 2.9 miBear left onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.5 mi in (~121 min). Leave by 4:34 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Moraine Ridge Trail Trailhead
- Moraine Ridge Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 288 ft
- Ice Age Trail 8.4 mi · ▲ 434 ft
- Blue Loop–Gold Loop, 3 sights 6.7 mi · ▲ 341 ft
- Moraine Ridge Trail 5 mi · ▲ 324 ft
- Ice Age Trail 6.4 mi · ▲ 472 ft
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