Ice Age Trail
Description
- Length of trail 1,931 km, 1,200 miles
- Length in days 95 days
- Traildino grading MW, Moderate walk, backpacking trail
- Hut tour grading T1, Walk
The Ice Age Trail is a designated National Scenic Trail for hikers in Wisconsin. Once completed it will run for about 1200 miles (1900 km). This National Scenic Trail lies entirely within the State of Wisconsin. It follows the scars and moraines left by the last ice age.
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Facts
- Ice Age Trail Alliance - Home Page
"The Ice Age Trail Alliance (formerly Ice Age Park & Trail Foundation) is a volunteer- and member-based nonprofit organization whose mission is to create, support and protect a thousand-mile footpath tracing Ice Age formations across Wisconsin — the Ice Age National Scenic Trail". The website has a FAQ, an introduction to landscape and geology, a hiking guide, etc.
- National Scenic Trails Mailing Lists
Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, Ice Age Trail, Florida Trail, Continental Divide Trail, North Country Trail. This is traditionally the place where hikers meet, planning their thing, learning from others.
- Ice Age National Scenic Trail (U.S. National Park Service)
The NPS has some useful information on the IAT.
- Ice Age Trail - WDNR
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has a good page to check out. Including a backpacking section, fishing section and a list of the State Parks and Forests the trail passes through.
- Ice Age Trail - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Quick Guide to The Ice Age Trail
Fact sheet.
Reports
- Trail Journals, Backpacking and Hiking Journals
All trail journals from the popular www.trailjournals.com regarding the Ice Age Trail.
- Hiking Wisconsin's Ice Age Trail
The author walked a leg and concludes with some observations.
- Ice Age Trail: Three women from Wisconsin complete the trail
Here a short story of three women completing the 1,100 miles Ice Age Trail.