Whalen Pond & Ice Age Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Whalen Pond & Ice Age Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Prairie Moraine County Park near Verona, WI. The route reaches Whalen Pond. It is mostly level, with 194 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Whalen Pond & Ice Age Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 986–1,106 ft
Out & Back · Prairie Moraine County Park
Trailhead: Ice Age Trail · 42.97596, -89.52638
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:44 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
- Start on Ice Age Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Whalen Pond.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftReach Whalen Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.8 miBear left, heading W.
- 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 1.4 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 7:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Ice Age Trail Trailhead
- Whalen Pond–Badger Prairie Pond, 3 lakes 7.7 mi · ▲ 390 ft
- Prairie Moraine County Park Viewpoint & Whalen Pond via Ice Age Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 223 ft
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