Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit

Ice Age Trail

12.8 mi · ▲ 481 ft · 4 hr 30 min

Ice Age Trail is a 12.8-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit near Ottawa, WI. It climbs 481 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi846 – 1,060 ft13.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.96098, -88.45014
Nearest town Ottawa, WI

Directions

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Ice Age Trail

12.8 mi · ▲ 481 ft · 4 hr 30 min

Elevation 846–1,059 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit

Trailhead: 42.96098, -88.45014

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:57 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  5. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 400 ftBear left onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  8. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading SE.
  10. 2.7 miTurn right onto Stark Road, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 450 ftTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading W.
  13. 1.3 miReach Ice Age Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 1.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 400 ftTurn right onto Stark Road, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading E.
  17. 2.9 miBear left onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading W.
  18. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  19. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  21. 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  23. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  24. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

94% dirt4% gravel1% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.4 mi in (~136 min). Leave by 4:20 PM for the 6:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead

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