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Hiking the Ice Age Trail

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Trails: The Ice Age Trail wends its way along the former southern edge of the continental glacier which covered half of Wisconsin more than 10,000 years ago. About 600 of the more than 1,000 miles of the trail are completed. The trail has been declared a National Scenic Trail.
Some of the longer completed sections are:

• Lodi
• Sugar River State Trail
• Kettle Moraine State Forest South Unit
• Lapham Peak State Forest
• Kettle Moraine State Forest North Unit
• Ahnapee Rail Trail Access fee: Optional membership in the Ice Age Trail funds trail development
  Nearest town: St Croix Falls, Haugen, Rib Lake, Parrish, Lodi, Monticello, Delafield, West Bend, Algoma, WI
  Trail map: Maps of each county are vailable on the IAT website. A guidebook can be purchased from the IAT.
  Web site: Ice Age Trail
  Points of interest: Many glaciated geologic features are found along the trail such as moraines, eskers, kettles, drumlins, kames
  Other activities: snowshoeing, cross-country skiing
  Lodging: Inns and other accommodations are available at nearby cities and towns.
  Camping: Backcountry camping is permitted in state forests
  Weather forecast: Milwaukee
  Tourism info: Polk County Tourism | Rusk County Tourism | Wausau Area Chamber of Commerce | Waupaca Area Chamber | Greater Madison VB | Greater Milwaukee VB | Sheboygan CVB | Manitowoc Area VB
  Getting to the trail:
  Map of local region: Chippewa Falls | Wausau | Madison | Manitowoc

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