Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit

Ice Age Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 46 min

Ice Age Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit near Eagle, WI. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi863 – 925 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ice Age Trail 42.91896, -88.47331
Nearest town Eagle, WI

Directions

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Ice Age Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 46 min

Elevation 863–927 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit

Trailhead: Ice Age Trail · 42.91896, -88.47331

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:57 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Ice Age Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.8 miTurn left onto Stark Road, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.8 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

76% dirt24% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 6:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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