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2 oraine (Atlas ap 15f) SnAShoT 7.6 miles: 267th (Oak Ln.) to 167th St. (lummer ) 4 2 This very scenic segment passes nearby more than 20 kettle lakes and highlights several significant ice-walled lake plains, including the one the Obey Ice Age Interpretive Center is built on. Restrooms available at the Obey Interpretive Center and at the two primitive campsites (privy) just off the Trail. lease respect those who have reserved the sites. At the Obey Interpretive Center. From numerous lakes. rimitive camping on portions of the oraine Reserve. Two walkto campsites (Ch13, Ch14) near the Interpretive Center. other uses Small portion overlaps with 260th (Rattlesnake Hill ). A small private campground on Salisbury on STH 40, 0.7 mi from the western end of the segment. oraine National Scientific Reserve trail network. Ced orris-erickson TRAIL ACCeSS AnD ARKInG Round Creear ark k (oak Ln.): From USH-53 Henneman 267th take the CTH-/New Auburn exit. Follow CTH- east for 7.0 mi. At STH-40 turn left and go north 0.7 mi. At 267th (Oak Ln.) turn right and go east 0.7 mi to the ark Trail access on the south 40 side of the road. Roadside parking just west of the Trail access. No overnight Tamarack parking. La ke Chippew Forest Lo ng Herde 167th St. (lummer ): From USH-53 take the CTH-/New Auburn exit. Travel east 12.6 Triplearea s mi on CTH-. At 167th St. (lummer ) turn right and go south 1.0 mi to the parking on Larrabee the west side of the road near the boat landing area. No overnight parking. The segment begins 0.2 mi north on lummer just south of the intersection with 260th (Rattlesnake Hill ). Riley Additional arking: (i) Circle Hiking Trail parking area on CTH- Snake near western boundary of Trail access farther east.) (ii) oraine National Scientific Reserve. (No parking at CTH- Logger Taylor Salisbury CH15 Rock ayne Jeanstow 21.5 mi CR to Southern Blue hills 40 Ci rc le il Fur Farm Hodge North Shattuck CH14 Weeks s CH13 South Shattuck oraine National Scientific Reserve Beaver ikes eak Knickerbocker Interpretive Center Tra North of North Shattuck Chick Calkins North Town 160th St. 267 t Ave h. Two Island Ace-InThe-Hole 0th 26 n 255th Ice Ice Age Trail Guidebook Ice Age 245th Dr. AA AA Av lu Little lumm Highland Town Tow Dumke CH12 Dam Dark St th ½ miles Age D r. 0 O'neil Cr Flowage O'neil Flowage No. 2

3 160th St. ly Tamarack Logger s k rbocker Dam Town Triple s Fur Farm Henneman Beaver Dumke CH12 Little lummer Highland Roger Deer Rat 55 O'neil Bass s Flowage No. 1 No. 1 oraine National Scientifi c Reserve s David R. Obey Ice Age Interpretive Center off CTH-. (iii) 260th (Rattlesnake Hill ) parking area 0.2 mi west of where the Trail heads off on the north side of the road. arking area in the corner of a field. Overnight parking permitted. The hike I This segment traverses dramatic high-relief hummocky terrain with numerous scenic kettle lakes. The first portion of the segment travels through the North of North Shattuck State Natural Area, a southern dry mesic forest. This area is heavily used by birds during spring migration, including red-headed woodpeckers, hairy woodpeckers, scarlet tanagers, American redstarts, yellowthroated vireos and eastern wood-pewees. From its starting point on 267th Avenue (Oak Lane) the segment heads east and soon reaches the northern tip of the first of two lakes named that hikers will pass while hiking the segment. On the way toward the southeastern corner of the lake the segment climbs a hill; during leaf-off seasons hikers can see five bays from this point (Ch15). Coming down from the hill the segment soon intersects with the oraine Reserve s Circle Trail. To stay on the Ice Age Trail, hikers should turn left at this junction and continue east. This is the first junction with the reserve s other trails; signage is excellent throughout the trail network making it easy for hikers to navigate. Foster After the segment passes between North Shattuck and the aptly named North of North Shattuck, the route bends south and soon intersects with a spur trail that Forest leads 750 feet to a walk-to primitive campsite (Ch14). This is one of two primitive campsites on the reserve, each with a privy and fire ring. Hikers wanting to spend a night at either site should first check in at the interpretive center; there Riley is a small fee. A short distance south of the campsite spur the segment intersects with the reserve s Dry Trail and ammoth Nature Trail, which branch off the Ice Age Trail route to the east. From this junction the Ice Age Trail continues southeast toward the interpretive center. Town 260th O'neil Flowage No. 2 CH8 The Trail shortly arrives at a bench overlookharwood s lummer Rassmusson Rattz lummer 167th St. etcalf Kettle ud Foster Fishpole From the interpretive center, the segment heads north and wraps around the northern tip of a small lake, then continues southeast toward CTH-. A short distance before the CTH- crossing a 300-foot spur trail leads north to the reserve s second walk-to primitive campsite Tram (Ch13). Harwood Dorothy s East of CTH- CH10 the segment reaches the CH11 eastern junction with the Circle Trail and passes CH17 by another scenic cluster of lakes before crossing 144th Street (Ice Age Drive). As the Forest CH9 segment makes its way east, it skirts the north shore of the segment s second and crosses 160th Street (Town Road). High Ridge Fly Deer

4 ing Dumke (CH12). The view here can give a hiker a visual appreciation of how ice-walled lake plains formed. During the Wisconsin Glaciation period, small lakes filled depressions in the ice surface and became walled off by enormous ice blocks. s often formed on debris-covered parts of the glacier, and over time, fine sediment accumulated on the lake s floor. When the ice surrounding the lake melted, the sediment that accumulated in the lake remained. This formed a high, flat-topped area on the landscape. Often dish-shaped, these plateau-like areas have rich soil for farming. The coarse material deposited near the ice block wall and glacial lake s shoreline forms a higher rim-like ridge around the lake plain. After the glacial lake drained, parts of the ice wall continued to melt and water flowed across the now dry lakebed, carving a channel that the segment crosses just east of the bench. The channel actually flowed away from Dumke, demonstrating that the ice wall continued to melt long after the original glacial lake was dry. The ice block disappeared last, leaving Dumke well below. From Dumke the segment continues east, intersects and briefly follows 260th Avenue (Rattlesnake Hill Road) and passes by one final lake (lummer) before reaching the segment s terminus at 167th Street (lummer Road). obile Skills Crew project site, 2004 OINTS OF INTEREST oraine National Scientific Reserve and the David R. Obey Ice Age Interpretive Center: On Trail (13394 CTH-, New Auburn; , dnr.wi.gov/topic/parks/name/chipmoraine/ naturecenter.html). The Ice Age Interpretive Center has many hands-on and interactive activities, including activity books, short films and various displays about geologic, cultural and natural history. The Center is generally open year-round Tuesday to Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (closed onday) and has maps, drinking water and helpful staff. Hikers should stop here for information and check-in for the property s two walk-to primitive campsites. Three loop trails start here and share parts of the Ice Age Trail: the Circle Trail (4.5 mi), Dry Trail (1.8 mi) and ammoth Nature Trail (0.7 mi). These trails feature numerous interpretive signs described in Hiking Field Trip Guide for Glacial Landforms, available at the center. AREA SERVICES New Auburn: Convenience store, restaurant, camping. Restaurant and convenience store at the intersection of STH-40 and CTH-, 2.0 mi west of the Obey Interpretive Center. Camping at Salisbury Campground ( ) on Salisbury, 1.0 mi north of the intersection of STH-40 and CTH-. Convenience store in town, ~8 mi west of the Interpretive Center. Cornell: See Firth and River, p. 60. From the Obey Interpretive Center on CTH- go east ~19 mi. Favorite noises were my nightly forest bedrooms that would come alive after sunset, with all kinds of noises and every crunch of forest floor or snap of a branch seeming to be caused by a huge critter, probably a 400-pound bear. One of the most memorable night awakenings was from an hourly tail slap by the resident beaver of a pond 25 feet from my tent. Tim Obukowicz (aka Rex ), Ice Age Trail Thousand-iler 56 Ice Age Trail Guidebook 2014

5 ust-have Ice Age Trail Books! The Ice Age Trail Guidebook 2014 features more than 100 detailed segment-by-segment descriptions and maps to help you connect with the thousand-mile Ice Age National Scenic Trail. Written for those seeking a wide range of adventures on the Ice Age Trail, the softcover Guidebook includes these items and more: - A detailed written description of each segment along the Ice Age Trail s thousand-mile route. - A helpful map excerpt for each segment from the Ice Age Trail Alliance s popular Ice Age Trail Atlas. - Ratings for each segment on a variety of criteria to help hikers find the Ice Age Trail excursion that s right for them. The Ice Age Trail Atlas 2014 is a set of 105 color, shaded relief style maps at 1:48,000 scale. In contrast to the smaller map excerpts in the Ice Age Trail Guidebook 2014, each map in this package is printed on an 8.5 x 11 sheet and includes not just the Ice Age Trail route but also a wider snapshot of the area around the Trail. Both books were written and published by the Ice Age Trail Alliance. All proceeds for each book help build and maintain the Ice Age Trail. lease call the IATA at (800) with any questions. To order, visit or complete the order form below. Name: Address: City/State/Zip: hone: Item Quantity rice Guidebook x $24 (members) or $30 (nonmembers) = Atlas x $18 () or $22.50 (N) = Shipping $6 for one book, $1.50 extra for each additional book = Sales Tax 5.5% for orders shipped to a Wisconsin address = TOTAL = I have enclosed a check or money order payable to the Ice Age Trail Alliance lease charge my Visa or astercard Card number: lease send this form to: Expiration date: Ice Age Trail Alliance Amount: 2110 ain Street Signature: Cross lains, WI 53528