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Dane County Chapter Hike – Cross Plains Glacial Valley Conservancy / Mammoth’s Back

June 26, 2022 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Ice Age Trail Alliance, Ice Age National Scenic Trail, Trail Easement, Mammoth's Back Preserve

Photo Credit: Kevin Thusius

The Hike

The trail crosses Bourbon Road near the Cross Plains fire station and heads south between buildings into the John I. Hillenbrand Glacial Valley Conservancy. The trail climbs sharply and meanders southward along the top of a wooded ridge, overlapping and crossing part of the Conservancy Trail. After passing behind a dairy farm, the segment exits the forest and begins its decent, down a steep hill to CTH-P. Crossing CTH-P, the trail continues on new trail opened in AugustĀ  2021 east on an easement through a farm and then south to Mammoth’s Back, where it travels on the east side to a parking lot on Stagecoach Road. There is a white-blazed loop trail around Mammoth’s Back.

Event Details

About 4 mile hike on the southern portion of the Cross Plains Segment. Trail has a couple steeper slopes. On top of bluff are some nice woods and remnant prairies. Then we’ll descend the bluff, cross Hwy P and take the trail opened in August 2021 out to the Mammoth’s Back. On the return, we’ll have a couple options to not return exactly the same way to mix things up a bit. Dogs on leash allowed. No Facilities.

Location

Hikers will meet on Bourbon Road in Cross Plains near the fire station.

Details

Date:
June 26, 2022
Time:
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Organizer

Gary Wensing
Phone
608-798-3006
Email
kensinginn@tds.net

Venue

Dane, Cross Plains, Bourbon Road
1502 Bourbon Rd
Cross Plains, WI 53528
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