Whalen Pond & Ice Age Trail
6.7 mi · ▲ 252 ft · 2 hr 22 min
Whalen Pond & Ice Age Trail is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Ice Age Trail Junction Area near Verona, WI. The route reaches Whalen Pond. It climbs 252 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Whalen Pond & Ice Age Trail
6.7 mi · ▲ 252 ft · 2 hr 22 min
Elevation 944–1,106 ft
Out & Back · Ice Age Trail Junction Area
Trailhead: Ice Age Trail · 42.99170, -89.51476
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:45 AM · sunset 6:59 PM
Transit-accessible: E Verona & Maple Grove (EB) stop 325 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Ice Age Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miPass Whalen Pond.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftReach Whalen Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.8 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 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 2.8 mi in (~74 min). Leave by 5:25 PM for the 6:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: E Verona & Maple Grove (EB) stop 325 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Ice Age Trail Trailhead
- Nessie's Pond & The Pond Across the Way via Military Ridge State Trail 7 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Goose Lake via Military Ridge State Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Prairie Moraine County Park Viewpoint–Whalen Pond, 3 sights 6.6 mi · ▲ 224 ft
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