Agency Details:

Ice Age Trail Alliance, Dane County Chapter

The mission of the Ice Age Trail Alliance (formerly Ice Age Park & Trail Foundation) is to create, support and protect a thousand-mile footpath tracing Ice Age formations across Wisconsin. The Dane County Chapter performance includes landscape restoration, educational outreach, and encouraged cooperation with individuals and organizations in furthering this mission.

Description:
In Dane County, about 25 out of 55 - 60 miles of the Ice Age Trail are complete. We have a number of Trail segments that are open for hiking. From the north: Lodi Marsh State Wildlife Area, Indian Lake County Park, Table Bluff, Cross Plains, Valley View, Verona, Badger State RailTrail and the Brooklyn State Wildlife Area.

As a volunteer organization there are many aspects of involvement; whether it's recreational, stewardship, advocacy or promotional events, we welcome you to join a mammoth amount of fun.

History:
The Ice Age Park & Trail Foundation (now Alliance) was established in 1958 based on the vision of Ray Zillmer, and is a tax-exempt, charitable membership organization. It has volunteers organized into 22 local chapters along the Ice Age Trail and membership in 40 states.

The Ice Age National Scenic Trail is one gem in the National Park Service Trails System. With the support of the IAPTF and politicians such as former Congressman Henry Reuss, it was designated as a National Scenic Trail in 1980. It basically follows the terminus of the glaciers from the last ice age through Wisconsin.

Contact people:

Theresa W., Volunteer Manager, (email) Gary Werner, Chapter Coordinator, (phone), (email) Eric Sherman, Office Manager, (phone), (email)

Address:

2110 Main Street Cross Plains, WI 53528 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.iceagetrail.org/

Directions:

(Ice Age Trail Atlas Map 65f)

Last updated on December 31, 2009