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Prairie Moraine County Park

Prairie Moraine County Park Viewpoint via Ice Age Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 59 min

Prairie Moraine County Park Viewpoint via Ice Age Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Prairie Moraine County Park near Verona, WI. The route reaches Prairie Moraine County Park Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 111 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,020 – 1,139 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.97212, -89.51896
Nearest town Verona, WI
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Prairie Moraine County Park Viewpoint via Ice Age Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 59 min

Elevation 1,019–1,138 ft

Out & Back · Prairie Moraine County Park

Trailhead: 42.97212, -89.51896

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:45 AM · sunset 6:59 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 200 ftTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
  3. 1.3 miBear left, heading E.
  4. 450 ftReach Prairie Moraine County Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
  6. 1.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 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/prairie-moraine-county-park-viewpoint-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

91% dirt9% grass

Weather

Sunrise 6:45 AMSunset 6:59 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 6:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:27 PM — 1 min before dark.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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