Minneapolis: Ice Age Circle
Go 4.8 miles past the scuff marks and rocky scraps of an ancient glacier that left its long-lasting signature in western Wisconsin.
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Trail Facts
- Distance: 7.8
Waypoints
IAC001
Location: 45.2237892150879, -91.4138565063476
Head N; after 60 ft., take a sharp L, following Circle Trail
IAC002
Location: 45.2255706787109, -91.4165725708008
Take L @ Y into a rolling landscape sculpted 12,000 years ago by the Chippewa Lobe
IAC003
Location: 45.2261009216309, -91.4186706542969
Skirt N end of beaver pond and veer R. Optional: Go L for campsite near shore of N. Shattuck Lake (permit required)
IAC004
Location: 45.2259483337402, -91.4246826171875
Cross footbridge between two lakes, then go L @ 3-way, staying on Circle Trail; look across small lake on R for the heron rookery, a colony of stick nests high in the trees
IAC005
Location: 45.2205009460449, -91.4275436401367
Pass through parking area and cross County Road M
IAC006
Location: 45.2128105163574, -91.4198303222656
Land dotted with conical hills and hummocks near shore of S. Shattuck Lake
IAC007
Location: 45.2173004150391, -91.4057235717774
Cross bridge between two glacial ponds
IAC008
Location: 45.2181816101074, -91.4022827148438
L @ 3-way to follow Circle Trail
IAC009
Location: 45.2222595214844, -91.4029006958008
Cross County M and go L @ Y on Circle Trail; spur trail on R leads to primitive campsite near unnamed lake
IAC010
Location: 45.2227096557617, -91.4041595458984
R @ Y on Circle Trail. These lakes were formed when ice buried in glacial deposits melted and left depressions (kettles)
IAC011
Location: 45.2262001037598, -91.4103775024414
Traverse footbridge near glacial mounds rising to the N
IAC012
Location: 45.226131439209, -91.4118728637695
Cross bridge and turn L @ 3-way; follow Circle and Mammoth Nature Trail .2 mi. back to car
