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Ice Age Trail Junction Area

Prairie Moraine County Park Viewpoint–Whalen Pond, 4 sights

8.2 mi · ▲ 308 ft · 2 hr 53 min

Prairie Moraine County Park Viewpoint–Whalen Pond, 4 sights is an 8.2-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, 4.1 miles in. It climbs 308 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi945 – 1,139 ft9.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.99879, -89.51408
Nearest town Verona, WI
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Prairie Moraine County Park Viewpoint–Whalen Pond, 4 sights

8.2 mi · ▲ 308 ft · 2 hr 53 min

Elevation 944–1,138 ft

Out & Back · Ice Age Trail Junction Area

Trailhead: 42.99879, -89.51408

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

Transit-accessible: E Verona & Maple Grove (EB) stop 470 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ice Age Junction Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 400 ftBear right, heading SW.
  8. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  9. 500 ftBear left onto Ice Age Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 0.4 miPass Whalen Pond.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 1.7 miBear left, heading E.
  17. 450 ftReach Prairie Moraine County Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  19. 1.7 miBear left, heading W.
  20. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  23. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  24. 500 ftBear right, heading NE.
  25. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  26. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  27. 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  28. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ice Age Junction Trail, heading NE.
  29. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  30. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  31. 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-whalen-pond-out-back-7-lakes-15-km

Trail surface

63% dirt20% paved11% grass2% gravel2% boardwalk2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:44 AMSunset 7:01 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~82 min). Leave by 5:19 PM for the 7:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: E Verona & Maple Grove (EB) stop 470 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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