Tag Archives: Gibraltar

June Tyke Hike-Lodi Valley Chapter

The Hike:

Join the Ice Age Trail Alliance Lodi Valley Chapter for our next Tyke Hike! These short walks are designed for young children accompanied by an adult, with a focus on noticing things in nature. During this hike on the Gibraltar Segment, we’ll use magnifying glasses (provided) to take a closer look at nature.
We hope to see you at the Tyke Hike!

Event details:

 Saturday, June 17th at 10:00 am @ Gibraltar Rock Trailhead

Location details:

We will meet at the Gibraltar Rock Trailhead; Watch for the yellow Tyke Hike signs.

Questions? For more information call Patti at 608-843-3924 or billpatti@charter.net

14th Annual Devils Lake to Gibraltar Hike – Lodi Valley Chapter

The Hike:

Tired of being cooped up all winter? Want a tune-up before the June 3rd Mammoth Fun Run & Walk? Or maybe you just want an excuse to get ice cream at the ferry landings?

Mark your calendar for our 14th annual saunter starting at Devils Lake State Park and ending at Gibraltar Rock, a distance of about 11 miles, through some of the most beautiful and unique terrain in southern Wisconsin.

A bus will be waiting at the Gibraltar Rock west parking area to shuttle hikers back to Roznos Meadow.

Event details:

Saturday, May 20th at 9:00 am at @ Devils Lake State Park Roznos Meadow parking lot on Hwy 113
Please dress appropriately for hiking and the weather. Bring lots of water, snacks, and a lunch.

Location details:

We will meet at the Devils Lake State Park Roznos Meadow parking lot on Hwy 113 ; Watch for the yellow Ice Age Trail Event signs.

For more information before the hike, call Bill at 608-843-3926 or email at billpatti@charter.net.

For information the day of the hike, call Judy at 608-576-2190 or Jim at 608-444-4611

Trail Improvement Event-Lodi Valley Chapter

Ice Age Trail Alliance, Ice Age National Scenic Trail, Dane County Chapter, Winter Workday

Stewardship Workday: Volunteers restore the landscape and burn piles of brush in the winter. Photo by Brent Sieling

The Event:

Greetings Volunteers!
After several productive workdays in the last few months our next workday will continue our multi-day effort to improve the trail from the kiosk up to the Horton vista. We plan to work until about noon but come for as much or as little time as you can give.

Event details:

Saturday, November 12th at 9:00 am.

We have a number of tasks for the day. The re-location of the trail out into the field to avoid the badly eroded areas that will improve the hiker experience is mostly done – hurrah!! There are a few finishing touches to be done.  There are also water diversions that need improvement and refreshing.  Work will continue on building a set of stone steps to eliminate a steep and eroded section of trail. Which tasks we tackle that day will depend on the number of volunteers taking part.

The November workday is often our last one of the year as the ground becomes too frozen to work. We do have a day scheduled for December 10th that is always weather dependent. More on that later.

All the tools will be provided, just wear long pants and sleeves with sturdy shoes, bring some water, work gloves (we’ll have extras to use), and your energetic attitude!

Location details:

We will meet at the West Gibraltar Rock Trailhead/Parking lot on Highway V; Watch for the yellow Ice Age Trail Event signs.

Questions? Contact Bill at billpatti@charter.net or 608-843-3926.

As a valued volunteer with the Ice Age Trail, we thank you. We want you to know of an important action you need to take to ensure that you have a completed Individual Volunteer Agreement established with the National Park Service for continuing your valued work on the Ice Age National Scenic Trail. The volunteer agreement guarantees that you have access to important safety information and work guidance. The volunteer agreement also extends the same protections to you for injury coverage that federal employees receive, should you become injured while performing approved volunteer activities.

Please take a few minutes TODAY to go to the following link: https://www.nps.gov/iatr/getinvolved/supportyourpark/upload/Individual-301a.pdf

Pencil in these upcoming events:

Nov 19th: Tyke Hike

Dec 7th: Full Moon Hike with our special guest – Santa Claus!

Dec 10th: Workday

Dec 17th: Tyke Hike…with Santa

Devils Lake to Gibraltar Hike- Lodi Valley Chapter

Trail Friends,

Tired of being cooped up all winter? Want a tune-up before the June 4th Mammoth Fun Run & Walk? Or maybe you just want an excuse to get ice cream at the ferry landings?

Mark your calendar for our 13th annual saunter starting at Devils Lake State Park and ending at Gibraltar Rock, a distance of about 11 miles, through some of the most beautiful and unique terrain in southern Wisconsin.

 We will start at the Devils Lake State Park Roznos Meadow parking lot on Hwy 113 (https://goo.gl/maps/xk7FxrQEa4K2) at 9:00 am on Saturday, May 21st. A bus will be waiting at the Gibraltar Rock west parking area to shuttle hikers back to Roznos Meadow.

 Please dress appropriately for hiking and the weather. Bring lots of water, snacks, and a lunch. For more information before the hike, call Bill at 608-843-3926 or email at billpatti@charter.net.

 For information the day of the hike, call Judy at 608-576-2190 or Jim at 608-444-4611