Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit

Ice Age Trail

5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Ice Age Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit near Eagle, WI. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi846 – 892 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Ice Age Trail

5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 846–891 ft

Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit

Trailhead: Ice Age Trail · 42.91896, -88.47331

Weather Sep 20: 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 right onto Stark Road, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 400 ftTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading W.
  5. 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 450 ftTurn right onto Stark Road, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading E.
  9. 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

90% dirt10% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 6:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

More sunset hikes nearby

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

More from Ice Age Trail Trailhead