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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 31 ft of elevation gain. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi889 – 945 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ice Age Trail 42.87913, -88.50289
Nearest town Eagle, WI

Directions

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Ice Age Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 31 ft · 45 min

Elevation 890–945 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit

Trailhead: Ice Age Trail · 42.87913, -88.50289

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:55 PM

  1. Start on Ice Age Trail, heading S.
  2. 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 1 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

29% dirt71% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:41 AMSunset 6:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:35 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:55 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:23 PM.

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