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Ice Age Trail Junction Area

Whalen Pond–Badger Prairie Pond, 3 lakes

7.7 mi · ▲ 307 ft · 2 hr 43 min

Whalen Pond–Badger Prairie Pond, 3 lakes is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Ice Age Trail Junction Area near Paoli, WI. The route passes Whalen Pond before reaching Badger Prairie Pond at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It climbs 307 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi945 – 1,106 ft8.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.96148, -89.50881
Nearest town Paoli, WI
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Whalen Pond–Badger Prairie Pond, 3 lakes

7.7 mi · ▲ 307 ft · 2 hr 43 min

Elevation 944–1,106 ft

Out & Back · Ice Age Trail Junction Area

Trailhead: 42.96148, -89.50881

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miBear right onto Ice Age Trail, heading NW.
  5. 1.6 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftPass Whalen Pond.
  7. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  9. 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
  10. 500 ftBear right, heading NE.
  11. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  12. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  15. 0.1 miPass Badger Prairie Pond.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  17. 0.1 miReach Whalen Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  19. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  22. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  23. 400 ftBear right, heading E.
  24. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  25. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  26. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  27. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  29. 1.6 miBear left, heading E.
  30. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  31. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  32. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/whalen-pond-whalen-pond-out-back-5-lakes-12-km

Trail surface

61% dirt22% paved11% grass3% gravel3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:44 AMSunset 7:01 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:23 PM — 6 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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