Kettle Moraine State Forest- Pike Lake Unit
Ice Age Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 59 min
Ice Age Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest- Pike Lake Unit near Pike Lake, WI. It is mostly level, with 167 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ice Age Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 59 min
Elevation 1,034–1,163 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest- Pike Lake Unit
Trailhead: 43.31945, -88.31538
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right onto Ice Age Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miReach Ice Age Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:36 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:56 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:25 PM.
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