Nessie's Pond & The Pond Across the Way via Military Ridge State Trail
7 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 22 min
Nessie's Pond & The Pond Across the Way via Military Ridge State Trail is a 7-mile out-and-back in Ice Age Trail Junction Area near Verona, WI. The route passes Nessie's Pond before reaching The Pond Across the Way at the turnaround, 3.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Nessie's Pond & The Pond Across the Way via Military Ridge State Trail
7 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 22 min
Elevation 925–985 ft
Out & Back · Ice Age Trail Junction Area
Trailhead: 42.99331, -89.51446
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:44 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
Transit-accessible: E Verona & Maple Grove (EB) stop 145 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Military Ridge State Trail, heading W.
- 3.1 miPass Nessie's Pond.
- 0.3 miPass The Pond Across the Way.
- 150 ftReach Nessie's Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.5 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 5:50 PM for the 7:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: E Verona & Maple Grove (EB) stop 145 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Ice Age Junction Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- Whalen Pond & Ice Age Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 252 ft
- Goose Lake via Military Ridge State Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Goose Lake via Military Ridge State Trail 3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Prairie Moraine County Park Viewpoint–Whalen Pond, 3 sights 6.6 mi · ▲ 224 ft
- Prairie Moraine County Park Viewpoint–Whalen Pond, 3 sights 7.3 mi · ▲ 275 ft
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