Ice Age Trail: Eagle is a 8.5 mile moderately trafficked point-to-point trail located near Eagle, Wisconsin that features beautiful wild flowers and is good for all skill levels. The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from April until October. Dogs are also able to use this trail.
Follow the Ice Age Trail over expansive spring fed prairies and past exposed Niagara Escarpment from STH-67 to STH-59. The Eagle segment of the Ice Age trail is in the southern unit of the Kettle Moraine State Forest and features and expansive prairie, a scenic vista, and an exposed portion of the NIagara Escarpment-usually hidden underground. Wildlife, flora, and fauna all abound as the generally flat trail crosses the prairie. This complete and detailed route covers the Eagle segment of the Ice Age Trail and all it's access points, trailheads, parking, connecting trails, communities, parks, preserves, and facilities. This guide contains 16 points of interest for the trail, viewable via your browser at home, or on the fly trailside via your mobile phone. The Ice Age Trail is a 1,000 mile footpath highlighting the remnants left behind by glaciers during the last ice age over 12,000 years ago. Designated as a National Scenic Trail, the Ice Age trail follows the terminal moraine of the last glaciation throughout Wisconsin providing some of the world's best examples of glacial formations such as kettles, moraines, and drumlins.
Ice Age National Scenic Trail-National Park Service http://www.nps.gov/iatr Ice Age National Scenic Trail-National Park Service http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/parks/specific/iceagetrail/ Kettle Moraine State Forest-Southern Unit http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/parks/specific/kms/ Town of Eagle http://www.townofeaglewi.us/
Signage The Ice Age Trail:Scuppernong segment is well signed throughout with 3.5" rounded triangle "woolly mammoth" signs and yellow blazes. Camping There are multiple camping options near either end of this segment. Day Hikers Backtracking or shuttling can be avoided via an out and back route. Many on-trail parking option allow you to create hikes of many different lengths.
It was a gorgeous day! The trail was great and not very crowded, especially for such a nice Saturday. The trail was in pretty good condition in my humble, new hiker opinion.
Well marked and well maintained. Flat & rolling gentle hike. Minimal easy assents. Mixture of prairie, hardwood and pine forest, marsh and boardwalk sections. Great vistas at the overlook point!
Why does map route follow roads for 2.5 miles? Trail is in woods. Should be updated
Straight forward trail. Although the path the app tells you and the actual path of the Eagle segment are a bit different. There is little road walking and there are trails that’s weave past the busy roads. Follow the yellow markers and you should be good. This trail also includes the Stoney Ridge segment for some reason.
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- 4 months ago
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