The Ice Age Trail
The Ice Age National Scenic Trail is a 1000-mi footpath carved by ancient glaciers running from Interstate State Park in St. Croix Falls near the Minnesota border to Potawatomi State Park in Wisconsin's famous Door County. The trek follows the terminal moraine of the glaciers that pushed into the upper midwest thousands of years ago – that's the outermost edge of the grave debris that glaciers push in front of them as they grind over rocks, hills, and other features.
The Ice Age Trail was conceived of by Milwaukeean Ray Zillmer over 70 years ago as a way to not only create a uniquely Wisconsin backcountry thru-hike but also to connect several communities along the way, including Cornell, Cross Plains, Delafield, Hartland, Lodi, Manitowoc-Two Rivers, Milton, Slinger, St. Croix Falls, Verona, West Bend, and Whitewater. As the route traverses the moraine, it sometimes meanders into areas west of the moraine, including the Driftless Area in southwestern Wisconsin. Those towns are great jumping-off points if you want to hike a section of the Ice Age Trail for a day trip, or places to resupply if you plan to join the 100 "Thousand-Milers" – or people who have completed the entire trek.
Location: Eagle, WI 53119, United States
Website: https://www.iceagetrail.org/
Distance from Minnesota: 475 miles
Travel time: 7 hours 17 minutes
Tel: 800-227-0046
Hour: 6:00 AM - 23:00 PM
Fee: $150 per person
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