Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit
Ice Age Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 172 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Ice Age Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit near Delafield, WI. It is mostly level, with 172 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ice Age Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 172 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Elevation 946–1,123 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit
Trailhead: 43.03361, -88.39061
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading E.
- 1.9 miReach Ice Age Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 200 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 5:48 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit Viewpoint–Lupo Pond, 5 sights 6.3 mi · ▲ 391 ft
- Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit Viewpoint–Prairie Sunset Point, 4 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 320 ft
- Nemahbin Spring–Ice Age Viewpoint, 4 sights 5 mi · ▲ 435 ft
- Ice Age Viewpoint–Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit Viewpoint Loop, 3 viewpoints 2.6 mi · ▲ 355 ft
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