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Ice Age Trail Junction Area

Whalen Pond & Ice Age Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Whalen Pond & Ice Age Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Ice Age Trail Junction Area near Verona, WI. The route reaches Whalen Pond. It is mostly level, with 138 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi945 – 1,043 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.99419, -89.51239
Nearest town Verona, WI
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Whalen Pond & Ice Age Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 944–1,044 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. 100 ftTurn left onto Ice Age Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 miPass Whalen Pond.
  7. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 0.1 miReach Whalen Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  16. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 0.5 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/whalen-pond-whalen-pond-out-back-3-lakes-7-km

Trail surface

56% dirt24% paved20% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:44 AMSunset 7:01 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 5:54 PM for the 7:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 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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