Prairie Moraine County Park Viewpoint & Whalen Pond via Ice Age Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 223 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Prairie Moraine County Park Viewpoint & Whalen Pond via Ice Age Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Prairie Moraine County Park near Verona, WI. The route passes Whalen Pond before reaching Prairie Moraine County Park Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 223 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Prairie Moraine County Park Viewpoint & Whalen Pond via Ice Age Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 223 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Elevation 986–1,138 ft
Out & Back · Prairie Moraine County Park
Trailhead: 42.97749, -89.52564
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:44 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Whalen Pond.
- 200 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading SE.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Prairie Moraine County Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 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 1.5 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 7:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Whalen Pond–Badger Prairie Pond, 3 lakes 7.7 mi · ▲ 390 ft
- Whalen Pond & Ice Age Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 194 ft
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