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A forest floor carpeted in soft green grass welcomes walkers on the short Wedde Creek segment of the Ice Age Trail. The segment is only 1.2 miles linear and is an easy hike. A small parking lot is accessed from a spur trail. For those who want to put on more miles this segment is easily combined with the Chaffee Creek Segment which begins 3/4 of a mile down Czech road.
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| Ice Age Trail Wedde Creek Segment |
I was mindful of horse drawn buggies as I drove through Waushara County into the heart of Amish country. The quiet and peaceful countryside of Waushara is host to many miles of mild and relaxed hiking trails that roll along gentle hills through mixed pine and hardwood forests and extensive native prairies. Among these, the Wedde Creek segment is a one-mile gem.
The smallish Wedde Creek itself can hardly be found except when crossing over an old timber bridge, but it is an important spawning stream. The land surrounding the creek is protected within the Wedde Creek Fishery and the larger Mecan River State Fishery Area. Wedde Creek eventually joins with Chaffee Creek, the Mecan River, and the Fox River which empties into Lake Michigan at Green Bay.
The mild, rolling, and pitted terrain surrounding Wedde Creek exemplifies moraine deposited by the Green Bay lobe and sculpted through multiple advancements and retreats of the late Wisconsin Glaciers. Torrential flooding of meltwater from the retreating glaciers covered the landscape and carved channels, tunnel lake chains, and otherwise moved the earth to its current relief.
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| Ice Age Trail Wedde Creek Segment |
Overview: Ice Age National Scenic Trail - Wedde Creek Segment
COUNTYWAUSHARA COUNTY
COMMUNITIES
COLOMA
TOTAL MILES
1.2-MILE POINT-TO-POINT
DIFFICULTY
EASY
LOWEST ELEVATION
906 AMSL - SOUTH BRANCH OF WEDDE CREEK
HIGHEST ELEVATION
1011 AMSL
TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN
368 FT
TOTAL ELEVATION LOST
-297 FT
NEXT IAT SEGMENT EASTBOUND
CHAFFEE CREEK SEGMENT
NEXT IAT SEGMENT WESTBOUND
MECAN RIVER SEGMENT
POINTS OF INTEREST
Mecan River State Fishery, South Branch Wedde Creek
Directions and Trail Map
DOWNLOAD PRINTABLE PDF USGS TOPOGRAPHIC MAPWESTFIELD EAST QUADRANGLE
RICHFORD QUADRANGLE
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Address for your GPS: W11700 Czech Ave, Coloma, WI 54930
| coordinates: 43.996957, -89.464500 |
| From Milwaukee | 2 Hours |
| From Madison | 1 Hour |
| From Green Bay | 1.5 Hours |
| From Wausau | 2 Hours |
| From Minneapolis | 3.5 Hours |
| From Chicago | 3.5 Hours |
Photos
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| Ice Age Trail Wedde Creek Segment |
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Links
Ice Age National Trail Alliance
Ice Age National Trail - National Parks Service
Mecan River State Fishery