Ice Age Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit near Little Prairie, WI. It is mostly level, with 141 ft of elevation gain. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi866 – 951 ft3.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.87544, -88.52482
Nearest town Little Prairie, WI
Directions
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Ice Age Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 867–950 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit
Trailhead: 42.87544, -88.52482
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:57 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
- 1.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 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
37% dirt1% boardwalk62% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:57 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 5:50 PM for the 6:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Moraine Ridge Trail 9.6 mi · ▲ 558 ft
- Ice Age Trail 3 mi · ▲ 116 ft
- Blue Loop 2.4 mi · ▲ 164 ft
- Ice Age Trail 2 mi · ▲ 154 ft
- Orange Loop via Blue Loop 4.3 mi · ▲ 218 ft
- Blue Loop 2.3 mi · ▲ 178 ft
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