Ice Age Trail Alliance - Rock and Dane County Chapters

The Sole Seekers hiking group will be doing a special joint Sunset Saunter with guest hike leader Mark Graczykowski through the Liebetrau Prairie portion of the Table Bluff segment.

Being a saunter, we will enjoy a leisurely pace through this stunning prairie with long ridgetop views of surrounding deep valleys. We will experience the results of this decades long prairie restoration effort with its array of summer plants; compass plant, monarda, rudbeckia, coneflowers, coreopsis, milkweed, liatris and more. Hopefully, weather permitting, we will be able to pause to enjoy the views of a full moon over the prairie.

The Hike:
We will begin our hike from the Table Bluff trailhead at Pine Road. (GPS coordinates 43.15597,-89.66024) and proceed through the prairie looping back to the parking area. This hike will be approximately 1.1 miles.

This is a moderate difficulty hike.
There are no bathroom facilities available.
Well behaved, leashed dogs are welcome.

What to wear/bring:
Layers for variable temperatures and weather conditions
Water, mosquito repellent
Headlamps/flashlight
Hiking poles may be helpful

The Sole Seekers hiking groups goal is to host group hikes along all the Dane County Ice Age Trail segments over the next couple seasons. This hike will count toward the Table Bluff segment, which we will complete in September.
Those that complete the Dane County segments with us will receive a special Sole Seekers sticker, in addition to being eligible for a Dane County Ice Age Trail patch.

Welcome to another hike hosted by the Sole Seekers hiking group. Our group was formed last year with the desire to bring people together to enjoy the outdoors and appreciate the special trail that we have within our state.

This hike will pick up on the southern portion of the Table Bluff Segment, traveling through more of the Driftless Area, highlighting the Alliance-owned SwampLovers and Holmes Preserves. The terrain will include restored prairie, oak and hickory woodlands, dramatic rock outcroppings of dolomite with stunning views of the Blue Mounds.

The Hike:
We will begin this hike from the Table Bluff trailhead at Scheele Road and proceed north to Table Bluff Road for approximately 2.4 miles and then return back to Scheele Road for a total of 4.8 miles.
This is a moderate difficulty hike.
There is a portable toilet on the top of the Bluff at "Picnic Hill"
Well behaved, leashed dogs are welcome.

What to wear/bring:
Layers for variable temperatures and weather conditions.
Day pack with water, snacks, sunscreen, mosquito repellent.
Hiking poles may be helpful.

Our goal is to host group hikes along all the Dane County Ice Age Trail segments over the next couple seasons. Those that complete the segments with us will receive a special "Sole Seekers" sticker, in addition to being eligible for a Dane County Ice Age Trail patch.