The Ice Age Trail

The Ice Age Trail

More than 10,000 years ago, a massive glacial ice flow moved across current-day Wisconsin, leaving in its trail a veritable wonderland of tree-lined escarpments, kames, moraines, drumlins, prairies, lakes, rivers, eskers, and other geological wonders. The Ice Age Trail provides ambitious thru-hikers a grand, 1,200-mile tour of these highlights as well as the opportunity to test their physical and spiritual mettle. For those more inclined to spend a few hours on the trail rather than a few months, the Sturgeon Bay segment is a 13-mile trek packing as much scenic punch as any other segment and runs from Southern Door to the terminus in Potawatomi State Park.