Route
The trail roughly follows the location of the terminal moraine from the last Ice Age. As the route continues across the moraine, it sometimes meanders into areas west of the moraine, including the Driftless Area in southwestern Wisconsin. The trail passes through 30 of Wisconsin's 72 counties, from the northwestern part of the state to the Lake Michigan shoreline in the east. The western end of the trail is at Interstate State Park along the St. Croix River, which there serves as the border between Wisconsin and Minnesota. The eastern terminus of the Ice Age Trail lies at Potawatomi State Park, which is along Wisconsin's Door Peninsula off of Sturgeon Bay. Along its route, the trail crosses numerous local parks, state parks and forests, state wildlife and natural areas, as well as the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. Like other National Scenic Trails, the trail often coincides with other trails within various county and municipal parks. The trail thus passes through the land of various owners, including the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, the Ice Age Trail Alliance, and hundreds of private citizens. As of 2008, the trail is 1,099.5 miles (1,769.5 km) long with 467 miles (752 km) being traditional hiking paths, 103.2 miles (166.1 km) being multi-use trails, and 529.3 miles being connecting roads and sidewalks.
The Ice Age Trail is also host to one of only two designated national side trails, the Timms Hill National Trail. National Side Trails are a fourth, but as yet very seldom used, category of national trails established by the National Trails System Act. The ten-mile Timms Hill Trail connects the Ice Age Trail with Timms Hill, Wisconsin's highest point, which is located in Price County.
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