Explore the Ringle Segment!

Enjoy a gold-colored forest – fall colors at their finest – with this woodland walk along Green Bay Lobe’s terminal moraine. Experience winding boardwalks, small kettle ponds, and an impressively large glacial erratic known as the “stone lion.”

For a donation of $25.00 (or more!), you get:

• Premier, glacier-carved landscape
• A fun-filled hike (various distances available)
• Shuttle service to hike start
• Delicious refreshments
• Giveaways

Near Hatley, in northcentral Wisconsin, the remarkable Ringle Segment (see online map) of the Ice Age Trail is worth the Northwoods jaunt. Also, see Ice Age Trail Atlas map [PDF]

Event Details:

The Hike-A-Thon Check-In/Shuttle Service and Finish Line location: Community room, Hatley Branch of the Marathon County Public Library, 435 Curtis Avenue (County Y) in Hatley

Create your own custom hike (self-shuttled) or take one of ours! Choose from these exciting, self-paced, options:

• 8.5-mile hike from Helf Road to library headquarters with 8:45 a.m. bus departure*. NOTE: The 8:45 am bus is FULL. Please select another hiking option.
• 8.5-mile hike from Helf Rd to library headquarters with 10:00 a.m. bus departure*.
• 6.25-mile hike from Hoot Owl Rd to library headquarters with 8:45 a.m. bus departure*.
• 6.25-mile hike from Hoot Owl to library headquarters with 10:00 a.m. bus departure time*.
• 3.4-mile hike from Poplar Lane to library headquarters with check-in and volunteer car shuttle anytime between 8:00 a.m. and noon.
• 1.7-mile hike from Poplar Lane to Duncan Road with check-in and volunteer car shuttle anytime between 8:00 a.m. and noon. (A car shuttle from Duncan Road will be provided when hiker makes request at Duncan Road checkpoint.

*50-person capacity

Also of Note: 

• Support: Breakfast foods, grab-and-go snacks, and water will be available to hikers throughout the event.
• Sign-in location: Community room, Hatley Branch of the Marathon County Public Library, 435 Curtis Avenue (County Y) in Hatley
• Sign-in timeframe: Anytime between 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. for self-shuttled and volunteer-shuttled hikers.
• Shuttle bus departures: A shuttle bus will depart from the library at 8:45 a.m. and again at 10:00 a.m.
• Checkpoints: water, snacks, and exit shuttles (at a hiker’s request), will be available at Hoot Owl Drive, Poplar Lane, and Duncan Road
• Sign-out: 4:00 p.m. for all hikers.

Support the Ice Age Trail:

Help us raise $5,000 to support the work of the Central Moraines Chapter of the Ice Age Trail Alliance.

• Alliance-member, suggested minimum donation: $25.00 (a tax-deductible gift) per adult participant, or collect a minimum donation of $25 through pledges. (Alliance-member price)
• Non-Alliance-member, suggested minimum donation: $25.00 (a tax-deductible gift per adult participant, or collect a minimum donation of $25 through pledges. However, non-members can donate an additional $25 (or more!) to have the option of a one-year Alliance membership ($50.00).

REGISTRATION IS CLOSED (October 3, 2022).

Event Sponsors:

Thank you to these area businesses for their generous support of our 2022 Hike-A-Thon!