{"id":36863,"date":"2018-08-03T07:00:32","date_gmt":"2018-08-03T14:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=36863"},"modified":"2018-08-06T12:40:23","modified_gmt":"2018-08-06T19:40:23","slug":"ice-age-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/hike\/ice-age-trail","title":{"rendered":"Ice Age Trail"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following the edge of the glacier that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wgnhs.uwex.edu\/wisconsin-geology\/ice-age\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">covered much of Wisconsin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> during the Ice Age, this 1,200-mile trail winds from Sturgeon Bay in Door County to St. Croix Falls in Polk County. And today, you\u2019re much more likely to view a moose than a mammoth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Distance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: 1,200 miles<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>States<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Wisconsin<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Year Established<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: 1980<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Best Times of Year to Visit: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spring, fall and winter<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_36867\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36867\" class=\"size-article_body wp-image-36867\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/07\/Cameron.Gillie-Table-Bluff-Segment-Dane-County-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C683\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-36867\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Table Bluff Segment, Dane County. Photo courtesy of Cameron Gillie.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>Notable Spots Along Trail<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Experience boulder trains\u2014<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lines of rocks deposited by a glacier\u2014<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and boardwalks at Plover River, near Wausau.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Discover the St. Croix National Scenic River in Interstate Park, the western terminus, just one hour northeast of the Twin Cities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">See world-renowned glacial features at Kettle Moraine State Forest, offering 100 miles of trail paralleling Lake Michigan.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Fun Facts, According to the Ice Age Trail Alliance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The trail is not yet complete. Just over 600 miles are yellow-blazed Ice Age Trail segments, while more than 500 miles of unmarked routes link the blazed segments.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The highest point on the trail is<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Timm&#8217;s Hill, at 1,951.5 feet.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More than 1 million people use the Ice Age Trail each year to hike, snowshoe and backpack.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Trail Uses<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Hiking, snowshoeing, trail running and cross-country and backcountry skiing. The trail occasionally coincides with state bike trails, but biking is allowed only on these overlapping sections.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_36866\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36866\" class=\"size-article_body wp-image-36866\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/07\/Jeana.Church-Point-Beach-Segment-Manitowoc-County-Summer.jpg?resize=1024%2C768\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-36866\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Point Beach Segment, Manitowoc County. Photo courtesy of Jeana Church.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>Administering Agency:\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/iatr\/index.htm\">National Park Service<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Nonprofit Partner: <\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iceagetrail.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ice Age Trail Alliance<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Permitting Information:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The shelter system in the Kettle Moraine State Forest requires a permit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>REI Stewardship: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The co-op has invested more than $204,000 in the Ice Age Trail since 2004.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Read More: <\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/stewardship\/midwest-mega-trail-wisconsins-ice-age-national-scenic-trail\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Midwest Mega-Trail: Wisconsin\u2019s Ice Age National Scenic Trail<\/span><\/a><b><\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/run\/top-flat-runs-u-s\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Top Flat Runs in the U.S.<\/span><\/a><\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/learn\/expert-advice\/thru-hiking-goal-training.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to Train for Thru-Hiking<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/national-scenic-trails\">Learn more<\/a>\u00a0about all of our national scenic trails.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following the edge of the glacier that covered much of Wisconsin during the Ice Age, this 1,200-mile trail winds from Sturgeon Bay in Door County to St. Croix Falls in Polk County. And today, you\u2019re much more likely to view a moose than a mammoth. Distance: 1,200 miles States: Wisconsin Year Established: 1980 Best Times [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":36880,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[387],"tags":[1056,1591,656],"internal-tag":[],"class_list":["post-36863","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hike","tag-midwest","tag-national-scenic-trails","tag-public-lands"],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/rei.com\/blog\/hike\/ice-age-trail","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Ice Age Trail","url":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/hike\/ice-age-trail","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/hike\/ice-age-trail"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/07\/Bernard-Lynch-reference-www.closerviews.com-montrose-segment-Dane-Countyautumn_prairie.jpg?resize=150%2C150","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/07\/Bernard-Lynch-reference-www.closerviews.com-montrose-segment-Dane-Countyautumn_prairie.jpg?fit=5616%2C3744"},"articleSection":"Hike","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Aer Parris-Hoshour"}],"creator":["Aer Parris-Hoshour"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Uncommon Path \u2013 An REI Co-op Publication","logo":""},"keywords":["midwest","national scenic trails","public lands"],"dateCreated":"2018-08-03T14:00:32Z","datePublished":"2018-08-03T14:00:32Z","dateModified":"2018-08-06T19:40:23Z"},"rendered":"<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"wp-parsely-metadata\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"headline\":\"Ice Age Trail\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.rei.com\\\/blog\\\/hike\\\/ice-age-trail\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.rei.com\\\/blog\\\/hike\\\/ice-age-trail\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rei.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/4\\\/2018\\\/07\\\/Bernard-Lynch-reference-www.closerviews.com-montrose-segment-Dane-Countyautumn_prairie.jpg?resize=150%2C150\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rei.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/4\\\/2018\\\/07\\\/Bernard-Lynch-reference-www.closerviews.com-montrose-segment-Dane-Countyautumn_prairie.jpg?fit=5616%2C3744\"},\"articleSection\":\"Hike\",\"author\":[{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Aer Parris-Hoshour\"}],\"creator\":[\"Aer Parris-Hoshour\"],\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"Uncommon Path \\u2013 An REI Co-op Publication\",\"logo\":\"\"},\"keywords\":[\"midwest\",\"national scenic trails\",\"public lands\"],\"dateCreated\":\"2018-08-03T14:00:32Z\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-08-03T14:00:32Z\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-08-06T19:40:23Z\"}<\/script>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/rei.com\/p.js"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/07\/Bernard-Lynch-reference-www.closerviews.com-montrose-segment-Dane-Countyautumn_prairie.jpg?fit=5616%2C3744","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36863","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36863"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36863\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37211,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36863\/revisions\/37211"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36880"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36863"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36863"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36863"},{"taxonomy":"internal-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal-tag?post=36863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}