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Ice Age Trail Junction Area

Prairie Moraine County Park Viewpoint–Whalen Pond, 3 sights

7.3 mi · ▲ 275 ft · 2 hr 34 min

Prairie Moraine County Park Viewpoint–Whalen Pond, 3 sights is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Ice Age Trail Junction Area near Verona, WI. The route passes Whalen Pond before reaching Prairie Moraine County Park Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It climbs 275 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi945 – 1,139 ft8.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.99419, -89.51239
Nearest town Verona, WI
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Prairie Moraine County Park Viewpoint–Whalen Pond, 3 sights

7.3 mi · ▲ 275 ft · 2 hr 34 min

Elevation 944–1,138 ft

Out & Back · Ice Age Trail Junction Area

Trailhead: 42.99419, -89.51239

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:44 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

Transit-accessible: E Verona & Maple Grove (WB) stop 63 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 miPass Whalen Pond.
  8. 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 1.7 miBear left, heading NE.
  11. 450 ftReach Prairie Moraine County Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  13. 1.7 miBear left, heading W.
  14. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  16. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 0.3 miArrive 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-whalen-pond-out-back-3-lakes-8-km

Trail surface

73% dirt12% paved7% grass2% boardwalk6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:44 AMSunset 7:01 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~71 min). Leave by 5:30 PM for the 7:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: E Verona & Maple Grove (WB) stop 63 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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