Ice Age Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit near Little Prairie, WI. It climbs 250 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi889 – 1,007 ft4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: McMiller Ski Trail System 42.85896, -88.51877
Nearest town Little Prairie, WI
Directions
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Ice Age Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 250 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 890–1,006 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit
Trailhead: McMiller Ski Trail System · 42.85896, -88.51877
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Blue Loop, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Blue Loop, heading SW.
- 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
67% dirt33% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:41 AMSunset 6:55 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~62 min). Leave by 5:33 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from McMiller Ski Trail System Trailhead
- Connector Trail & White Loop via Moraine Ridge Trail 14.2 mi · ▲ 576 ft
- Blue Loop 4.9 mi · ▲ 205 ft
- Stute Spring via Blue Loop 4.1 mi · ▲ 230 ft
- Big Hill Overlook via Blue Loop 3.7 mi · ▲ 281 ft
- Blue Loop 4.9 mi · ▲ 232 ft
- Blue Loop 3.9 mi · ▲ 230 ft
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