3 - Central
Just north of Devils Lake State Park, the trail divides. The western branch passes the Dells of the Wisconsin River, which were formed by glacial meltwater, and crosses the flat bed of glacial Lake Wisconsin in Juneau and Adams Counties, passing sandstone buttes rising among scrub oak and jack pines. The eastern branch follows the moraines through Columbia and Marquette Counties and joins together with the western branch in Chaffee Creek Fishery Area.

Following the hummocky topography of the moraine in Waushara County, the trail route winds among numerous kettles and along the Mecan River and several other trout streams. The route swings east along moraine deposited as the glacial margin retreated. Passes through drumlin fields and among kettle lakes in Portage and Waupaca Counties, and continues north across outwash plains and end moraines in Marathon County.

Permit Information
No permit needed.

Directions
This region leads from just north of Devils Lake State Park, in Dane County, through Marathon County. Access the beginning of this region via US 90, north of the US 94 junction.

Information Center
The nearest Ice Age Unit is just south of this trail segment, in Devil's Lake State Park.

Activities