Day Hikes

Below you’ll find some of our favorite day hikes from all parts of the Ice Age Trail. Each hike includes a free download from our Ice Age Trail Alliance’s Guidebook and Ice Age Trail Alliance’s Atlas and Google Maps driving directions to a key Ice Age Trail access point. Be sure to also check our online Trail map to read any Trail conditions reports for the section you plan to hike.

Note: the Guidebook and Atlas samples are large files. Please be patient while downloads takes place.

Region
Segment
Driving Directions to Trail Access
Book Sample
Northwest
Polk County		  Straight Lake Google Maps directions Straight Lake Segment [PDF] [2.5 MB]
Northwest
Barron and Rusk Counties		  Hemlock Creek Google Maps directions Hemlock Creek Segment [PDF] [2 MB]
Northwest
Rusk County		  Northern Blue Hills Google Maps directions Northern Blue Hills Segment [PDF] [2 MB]
Northwest
Chippewa County		  Chippewa Moraine Google Maps directions Chippewa Moraine Segment [PDF] [3 MB]
North Central
Taylor County		  East Lake Google Maps directions East Lake Segment [PDF] [3 MB]
North Central
Lincoln County		  Harrison Hills Google Maps directions Harrison Hills Segment [PDF] [2.5 MB]
North Central
Langlade County		  Summit Moraine (formally know as Old Railroad) Google Maps directions Summit Moraine Segment [PDF] [7 MB]
North Central
Marathon County		  Plover River Google Maps directions Plover River Segment [PDF] [3 MB]
Central
Portage and Waupaca Counties		  Hartman Creek Google Maps directions Hartman Creek Segment [PDF] [4 MB]
Central
Waushara County		  Mecan River Google Maps directions Mecan River Segment [PDF] [2 MB]
Central
Marquette County		  John Muir Park Google Maps directions John Muir Park Segment [PDF] [2 MB]
South Central
Northern Columbia County		  Portage Canal Google Maps directions Portage Canal Segment [PDF] [2 MB]
South Central
Sauk County		  Devil’s Lake Google Maps directions Devil’s Lake Segment [PDF] [2 MB]
South Central
Southern Columbia County		  Gibraltar Google Maps directions Gibraltar Segment [PDF] [2 MB]
South Central 
Dane County		  Table Bluff Google Maps directions Table Bluff Segment [PDF] [3 MB]
South Central
Green County		  Albany Google Maps directions Albany Segment [PDF] [3 MB]
South Central
Rock County		  Devil’s Staircase Google Maps directions Devil’s Staircase Segment [PDF] [4 MB]
Southeast
Walworth and Jefferson Counties		  Blue Spring Lake Google Maps directions Blue Spring Lake Segment [PDF] [3 MB]
Southeast
Waukesha County		  Scuppernong Google Maps directions Scuppernong Segment [PDF] [2.5 MB]
Southeast
Washington County		  Cedar Lakes Google Maps directions Cedar Lakes Segment [PDF] [3 MB]
East
Fond du Lac and Sheboygan Counties		  Parnell Google Maps directions Parnell Segment [PDF] [3.5 MB]
East
Manitowoc County		  Point Beach Google Maps directions Point Beach Segment [PDF] [2 MB]
East
Door County		  Sturgeon Bay Google Maps directions Sturgeon Bay Segment [PDF] [3 MB]