Trail Maps,  Guides & Tools

This page contains a collection of links, maps, companion guides and such - used on my Ice Age Trail Hikes/Runs

The Interactive Map and Trail Alerts Dashboard @ the IAT Website are VERY useful

Google Sheets version of some of the collateral from IAT Hiker Resources Page - a little more handy than MS Excel for me.   Outdated, but I still use them.
Please make a copy ('add to my drive') if you'd like to use.

• 1. 2014 IAT Thousand Miler Spreadsheet is HERE.  Simply a [now outdated] copy of the official Thousand-Miler spreadsheet [MS Excel] 

  2. Corrections and Changes SINCE 2014 Guidebook Spreadsheet.  Gdocs version of IAT spreadsheet that matches my 2014 Guide and Atlas

  3. Camping options along IAT - Feb 2016 spreadsheet.  Gdocs version of camping options on and near the Trail [MS Excel] from IAT site.

  4. Interesting spreadsheet with all sorts of handy info by segment/area (food, lodging, water ...).  

  5. Converted Guidebook criteria sortable by segment [MS Excel] from IAT

Ice Age Trail Companion Guides

The Companion Guides below are now VERY out of date.  I still prefer the format (county by county and compact)
but probably best to buy the official atlas and guidebook at this point.

IAT Companion Guides predate the published Atlas and Guidebooks.  The PDFs posted below are from 2011, but are very useful on the trail - nicer overview maps and more concise descriptions.  The guides align with IAT Chapters and typically cover a WI county (or two) and are much easier to carry on the trail than the guidebook.  I print the companion guide map full-size/landscape, then create a 2-sided booklet with remainder of PDF (pages 2 thru end).  The booklet is easier to carry in a running belt or pocket.   IAT Companion Guides ARE out of date and no longer available on official IAT site that I could see.  There are also PDF annotations and IAT corrections in the guides that are highlighted/easy to see on the computer screen, but difficult to distinguish when printed in black&white, so be careful. 

I also use these booklets like score-cards as I work my way thru Wisconsin counties.  I note changes, observations and gotcha's as I hike the trails, then periodically update my IAT Thousand Miler Spreadsheet - My notes from using the Companion Guides below the maps on this page. You will probably still need to buy the current Atlas and Guide from the Ice Age Trail Alliance or the IAT Smartphone app if you want to hike a significant portion (not sure I agree w/ that!).  

Companion Guide Notes

Work in Process:  Slowly working through the maps, originally East to West but now attempting to hike whenever I pass thru an areas.  I will also attempt to note any changes I notice during planning/hiking using my booklets - changes from 2011 Guides vs 2014 Guidebook/Atlas vs actual trail experiences