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Hiking Award Programs
Become a Traprock Trekker, Superior Lobetrotter, Hall-of-Kamer, and more
As you hike the Ice Age National Scenic Trail, you can earn fun hiking patches from most Ice Age Trail Alliance chapters.
Patches are not only motivating, but a great way to show off your hiking achievements.
Start collecting your patches today!
(There’s a small fee for each patch, which supports the Chapter’s efforts to build and maintain Trail in their area.)
Become a Traprock Trekker
Hike the Ice Age Trail segments of Polk and Burnett counties where the Trail travels along hilly and forested moraines. Start your hike at the Western Terminus overlooking the St. Croix River. Earn a Certificate of Completion, a patch, a complementary lunch at Cafe Wren in Luck, WI, and memories to last a lifetime!
Download the hiking log to get started!
Record Your Efforts:
Certify your miles and submit a payment online.
Receive a Certificate of Completion and a patch.
Become a Superior Lobetrotter
Challenge yourself to the 53.5 miles of Ice Age Trail winding through Barron, Washburn, Burnett, and Rusk counties. Enjoy peaceful Northwoods solitude. Hear loons, spot a heron rookery, and marvel at beaver dams.
Record Your Efforts:
Download the registration form and hiking log. Follow instructions to register and receive a Certificate of Completion and a patch.
Chip Off the Old Moraine
The glacier’s Chippewa Lobe formed the county’s prominent glacial features, including the Chippewa Moraine, a terminal moraine rising above the surrounding cultivated plains. As a result, hikes through Chippewa County’s hummocky landscape features kettle lakes, ice-walled lake plains, sizeable erratics, and dramatic views.
Download the hiking log to get started!
Record Your Efforts:
Submit payment online and receive a Certificate of Completion and a patch.
Please email (or mail) completed hiking log to:
Julie Kosher
336 N. 8th Street
Cornell, WI 54732
Chippewamorainechapter@iceagetrail.org
Become a Hummock Hiker!
Adventure across Langlade County’s rugged segments. Ford rivers, climb high-relief hummocky topography, and meander through forests as you enjoy scenic lakes and bogs. Experience “frost pockets” and enormous erratics while you chase yellow blazes.
NOTE: New patch available April 2024.
Record Your Efforts:
Certify your miles and submit a payment online.
Receive a Certificate of Completion and a patch.
Meandering the Moraines
Explore Marathon County as you meander along the peaceful Plover River, the rushing waters of the Eau Claire River, and through the wooded Ringle Segment on your way to the Rice Lake Preserve.
Record Your Efforts:
Download the registration form and hiking log. Follow instructions to register and receive a Certificate of Completion and a patch.
Become a Drumlin Drifter
Travel hummocky terrain as you follow the Ice Age Trail’s winding route through Portage and Waupaca Counties. Walk alongside a drumlin swarm, by kettle lakes, and some of the largest erratics found along the Trail.
Download maps and hiking log to get started.
Record Your Efforts:
Certify your miles and submit payment online.
Receive a Certificate of Completion and a patch.
"Muir"ander Marquette County
Explore the county that inspired John Muir, “Father of the National Parks”, and earn the “Muir”andering Marquette patch.
Simply hike:
- all of the Ice Age Trail miles in the county: John Muir Segment (1.8 miles)
PLUS - The connecting route in the county ( 38 miles as officially indicated or otherwise) to earn the “Muir”andering Marquette patch.
Download maps and suggested hiking routes to get started.
Record Your Efforts:
Certify your miles and submit payment online.
Receive a Certificate of Completion and a patch.
Join us...Hikin' the Hills
Start your journey through Sauk County and Northern Columbia County by traversing Lake Wisconsin on the Merrimac Ferry, the only free ferry in Wisconsin. Cross rugged terrain, wetlands, and oak savanna. Explore two Trail Communities: Baraboo and Portage.
Download maps and hiking log to get started.
Record Your Efforts:
Certify your miles and submit payment online.
Receive a Certificate of Completion and a patch.
Become a Glacial Drifter
Enjoy the dramatic views across the Wisconsin River Valley and Lake Wisconsin as you drift through Southern Columbia County’s forests and prairies. Stop to dine, shop, and explore the charming Trail Community of Lodi.
Download the maps and hiking log to get started.
Record Your Efforts:
Certify your miles and submit payment online.
Receive a Certificate of Completion and a patch.
Become a Dane Drifter
Challenge yourself to hike all 44.2 miles of Trail and optional 24.2 miles of connecting routes through Dane County. Enjoy the region’s stunning prairies carefully restored by dedicated volunteers.
Download the hiking log to get started.
Record Your Efforts:
Certify your miles and submit payment online.
Receive a Certificate of Completion and a patch.
Walk Across Rock County
Hike bedrock hills, climb a century old stone staircase, and explore Trail Community, Janesville. Enjoy restaurants, specialty shops, diverse terrain, and wildflowers of Rock County. A winery stop might be in your future, too!
Download the maps and hiking log to get started.
Record Your Efforts:
Certify your miles and submit payment online.
Receive a Certificate of Completion and a patch.
Become a Kettle Trekker
Explore Walworth and Jefferson counties with a saunter through the Southern Unit of the Kettle Moraine State Forest. This region features woodlands populated by white, black, and bur oak, oak savannas, prairies, lakes, eskers, and kettles. Relish Bald Bluff’s panoramic view showcasing a thriving prairie and rolling landscape to the west.
Record Your Efforts:
Download the registration form and hiking log. Follow instructions to register and receive a Certificate of Completion and a patch.
Walk the Wauk
View kettles, erratics, eskers, drained lake plains, drumlins, and kames as you meander across Waukesha County. Travel through oak forests, wet and dry prairies, and alongside the Oconomowoc, Bark, and Scuppernong Rivers. Browse the shops and refuel in the restaurants of Hartland and Delafield, both Trail Communities.
Download the maps and hiking log to get started.
Record Your Efforts:
Certify your miles and submit a payment online.
Receive a patch.
Meander the Mid-Moraine
Wildlife. Wildflowers. Solitude. Pristine glacial topography. Scenic panoramas. Awe-inspiring beauty. Located along the intersection of the Green Bay and Lake Michigan Lobes of the Wisconsin Glaciation of the last Ice Age, the Washington County mid-moraine segments provide excellent views of kettles, moraines, kames, eskers, and drumlins.
Record Your Efforts:
Download the registration form and hiking log. Follow instructions to register and receive a Certificate of Completion and a patch.
Hall of Kamers
Hike the area that inspired Ray Zillmer’s Ice Age Trail idea. The Northern Unit of the Kettle Moraine State Forest highlights kettles, kames, and eskers. Wander across its rolling, wooded hills dotted with serene lakes. Plan ahead to arrange an overnight in one of the backpacking shelters along the route as you explore Fond du Lac and Sheboygan counties.
Record Your Efforts:
Download the registration form and hiking log. Follow instructions to register and receive a patch upon completion.
Lakeshore Wanderer
Wander through parts of Door, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, and Sheboygan counties while exploring their showcase segments. Travel undulating grassland, wooded ridges, and ancient and current shoreline of Lake Michigan. You’ll walk beneath towering white cedars and beside creeks and rivers. And, enjoy a covered bridge’s cozy charm. In all, you’ll hike nearly 30 miles of Trail winding through the Lakeshore Chapter’s area.
Record Your Efforts:
Download the registration form and hiking log. Follow instructions to register and receive a patch upon completion.
Ahnapee Tracker
Hike the 28+ miles of the Ahnapee State Trail comprising the Kewaunee River and Forestville segments, and a portion of the Sturgeon Bay Segment. This multiuse trail travels through an area that is part of the Great Wisconsin Birding and Nature Trail. Bring your binoculars and add to your birding life list!
Record Your Efforts:
Download the registration form and hiking log. Follow instructions to register and receive a patch upon completion.
ColdCache Program
ColdCaching, a form of geocaching, is a fun way to learn about the glacial and other natural features along the Ice Age Trail.
Thousand-Miler Recognition
Do you plan on hiking the entire Ice Age Trail? Become a Thousand-Miler so we may honor your feat — and your feet!