Ice Age Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Ice Age Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest near Saint Michaels, WI. It is mostly level, with 222 ft of elevation gain. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Ice Age Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Elevation 947–1,073 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest
Trailhead: Bridle Trail · 43.52051, -88.19151
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bridle Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Ice Age Trail, heading NE.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miTurn left onto Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Bridle Trail, heading SW.
- 200 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:35 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:56 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:24 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Bridle Trail Trailhead
- Red/Purple Trail via Ice Age Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 222 ft
- Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 263 ft
- Green Trail via Ice Age Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 334 ft
- Loop 3 & Red/Purple/Green Trail via Ice Age Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 338 ft
- South Mill Road 4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Ice Age Trail Loop via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 145 ft
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