AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Ice Castles

3.6 mi · ▲ 254 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Ice Castles is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near Williams Bay, WI. The route reaches Ice Castles at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 254 ft. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi860 – 961 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.58753, -88.52856
Nearest town Williams Bay, WI
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Ice Castles

3.6 mi · ▲ 254 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 861–961 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.58753, -88.52856

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  4. 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.7 miBear left, heading NE.
  8. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miReach Ice Castles, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  13. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  14. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 400 ftBear left, heading S.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/ice-castles-out-back

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:57 PM

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