Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit

Ice Age Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Ice Age Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit near Eagle, WI. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi846 – 925 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Stark Road 42.91159, -88.47437
Nearest town Eagle, WI

Directions

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Ice Age Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 846–927 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit

Trailhead: Stark Road · 42.91159, -88.47437

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Stark Road, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 450 ftTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading W.
  4. 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 400 ftTurn right onto Stark Road, heading N.
  7. 0.5 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

75% dirt25% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:57 PM

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 6:57 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:25 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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