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Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit

Ice Age Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 148 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Ice Age Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit near Ottawa, WI. It is mostly level, with 148 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi935 – 1,076 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Moraine Ridge Trail 42.94270, -88.45499
Nearest town Ottawa, WI
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Ice Age Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 148 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 936–1,076 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit

Trailhead: Moraine Ridge Trail · 42.94270, -88.45499

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

  1. Start on Moraine Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto IAT Access, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Moraine Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/ice-age-trail-out-back-5-km-5d85

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:57 PM

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