Mallard Lake & Kettle Moraine State Forest Beach via Ice Age Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 187 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Mallard Lake & Kettle Moraine State Forest Beach via Ice Age Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest near New Fane, WI. The route passes Kettle Moraine State Forest Beach before reaching Mallard Lake at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 187 ft of elevation gain. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Mallard Lake & Kettle Moraine State Forest Beach via Ice Age Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 187 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 975–1,050 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest
Trailhead: 43.57550, -88.18010
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading N.
- 1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.5 miPass Kettle Moraine State Forest Beach.
- 150 ftReach Mallard Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 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.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 5:44 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Ice Age Trail & Red/Purple Trail 12 mi · ▲ 610 ft
- Brown Trail & Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 15 mi · ▲ 404 ft
- Ice Age Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 342 ft
- Ice Age Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 342 ft
- Auburn Lake via Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail 12.7 mi · ▲ 404 ft
- Brown Trail–Red/Purple Trail, 3 sights 7.1 mi · ▲ 371 ft
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