Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit
Ice Age Trail
5.9 mi · ▲ 217 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Ice Age Trail is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit near Little Prairie, WI. It is mostly level, with 217 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ice Age Trail
5.9 mi · ▲ 217 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Elevation 849–983 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit
Trailhead: 42.87052, -88.54389
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Blue Loop, heading S.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Purple Loop, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Blue Loop, heading S.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Purple Loop, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Blue Loop, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Ice Age Trail, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Ice Age Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 147 ft
- Moraine Ridge Trail 10 mi · ▲ 609 ft
- Moraine Ridge Trail 6.9 mi · ▲ 265 ft
- Ice Age Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 175 ft
- Ice Age Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 120 ft
- Connector Trail via Moraine Ridge Trail 11 mi · ▲ 293 ft
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