Ice Age Trail
About
This section of the Ice Age Trail is a park in Wisconsin managed by the State Department of Natural Resources. The nearest town is Rib Lake, about 11 miles away. Summer is the warmest time to visit. Typical July averages from a nearby weather station in Merrill reach a high of about 80°F and a low of about 57°F, while September cools to highs near 70°F. Several named segments of the trail start close by. The Camp 27 and New Wood segments are each about a mile away, and the Timberland Wilderness Segment is about 3 miles off. Paddlers can reach the Big Rib River, roughly 10 miles away.
Park size
13,957 acres
Inside this park
Trails
Climbing
Location
Ice Age Trail
Wisconsin
Data source: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (Protected Areas Database, public domain)
Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: May–Sep. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 67–80°F and lows of 43–57°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Merrill, WI weather station, 18 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan22° high3° low
- Feb27° high5° low
- Mar39° high17° low
- Apr53° high30° low
- May67° high43° low
- Jun76° high53° low
- Jul80° high57° low
- Aug78° high55° low
- Sep70° high46° low
- Oct55° high34° low
- Nov40° high23° low
- Dec27° high11° low
Where it is
- Ice Age Trail · Public land
- Nearest town
- Rib Lake, Wisconsin · 11 mi
- Managed by
- State Department of Natural Resources
Nearby
- Iat - Camp 27 SegmentHiking0.9 mi
- Iat - New Wood SegmentHiking0.9 mi
- Iat - Timberland Wilderness SegmentHiking2.9 mi
- Iat - Camp 27-Tiberland Wilderness ConnectionHiking2.9 mi
- Iat - Wood Lake SegmentHiking3.9 mi
- Iat - Averill-Kelly Creek Wilderness-New Wood ConnectionHiking4.2 mi
- Iat - Averill-Kelly Creek Wilderness SegmentHiking4.4 mi
- Big Rib RiverCanoeing9.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
