Hike the Dane County Chapter
Download a Regional Map and Segment Descriptions
To see a regional overview map of Ice Age Trail segments in this area and a free excerpt from our Ice Age Trail Companion Guide 2011 providing driving directions and descriptions of each segment, click here to download a map/description packet. For highly detailed maps suitable for hike navigation, check out our Ice Age Trail Atlas.
Notes on Route Changes and Current Conditions
The map below shows all official Ice Age National Scenic Trail segments (blue lines; actual trail is marked with yellow blazes) and unofficial connecting routes (green lines; actual routes are unmarked). Notes (if any) on route changes and current conditions are indicated by “push pins” on the map; details for each push pin are shown below the map.
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The data shown on this map is for general information purposes only. The Ice Age Trail Alliance gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of these data. It is strongly recommended that only the Ice Age Trail Atlas and Ice Age Trail Companion Guide 2011 be used as official resources for information about the Trail.
As the Ice Age Trail evolves toward completion its route changes over time as volunteers build new sections and other sections are rerouted or closed. Weather and activities such as hunting and land management (e.g., logging) can also alter Trail navigation and access. Pushpins on the map above and detailed comments below (if any) are intended to keep Ice Age Trail users up to date on current Trail conditions and route changes (compared with the Ice Age Trail Atlas and Ice Age Trail Companion Guide 2011).
Dane County: New Dispersed Camping Area
Verona Segment - New Dispersed Camping Area
effective date: Dec 22, 2009
Ice Age Trail Atlas Map 66f; Ice Age Trail Companion Guide p. 133
This segment is now home to a dispersed camping area created specifically for long-distance, multi-day Ice Age Trail hikers. Click here to see a map showing location of the camping area. The camping area has no facilities and is a “camp within sight of this sign”-type area. It offers multi-day, long-distance hikers a good spot to camp right on the Trail in an area of the state where such opportunities are limited. The site is NOT intended for use by those looking to do a one-night out-and-back hike.
Dane County: New Parking
New parking area at the Montrose Segment trailhead
effective date: Jun 22, 2011
Ice Age Trail Atlas Map 67f; Ice Age Trail Companion Guide p. 130
There is now a new trailhead parking area near the intersection of Purcell Rd. and Sayles Trail. It is located on Sayles Trail (a paved road), along the east side of the Badger State Trail.
Dane County:New Trail Segment
Montrose Segment - New Trail
effective date: May 06, 2012
Ice Age Trail Atlas Map 67f; Ice Age Trail Companion Guide p. 130
A new two-mile off-road hike on the Montrose Segment is open for business after a Mobile Skills Crew trail building event in October 2011. About two thirds of a mile of new trail was added in May 2012. Total distance from the pushpin shown at Frenchtown Road to County Highway D is approximately 2.7 miles.
Over 150 volunteers worked over 4,200 hours during the two trail building projects to create the new trail and expand views around it by removing invasive plants from the trail corridor.
Ice Age Trail Alliance: Green County Trail update
New crossover between Badger State Trail and Sugar River State Trail
effective date: Dec 30, 2010
Ice Age Trail Atlas Map 69f; Ice Age Trail Companion Guide p. 125
A new packed gravel crossover between the Sugar River Trail (SRT) and the Badger State Trail (BST) north of County Highway C and the Monticello train depot is now open.
The Ice Age Trail enters Monticello from the south on the Sugar River State Trail and from the north on the Badger State Trail. The 2011 Ice Age Trail Atlas shows one Ice Age Trail line through Monticello on the Sugar River State Trail and the Badger State Trail. The two state trails are actually separate, prompting the question of when to switch from one to the other to stay on the IAT. With the new crossover, you can change from one trail to the other via a packed gravel path north of Lake Avenue and County Highway C, just beyond Sugar River Trail mile marker 17. Signage is not yet in place, but it's expected to be placed sometime in summer 2011.
Please note: The 2011 Companion Guide description of the crossover is incorrect. It says to cross over to the Badger State Trail at Lake Avenue, north of the Monticello Depot. The new packed gravel crossover is the way to go.