Petrifying Springs County Park
Indian Spring & Pike River Pathway
12.7 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 4 hr 17 min
Indian Spring & Pike River Pathway is a 12.7-mile out-and-back in Petrifying Springs County Park near Sturtevant, WI. The route reaches Indian Spring at the turnaround, 6.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Indian Spring & Pike River Pathway
12.7 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 4 hr 17 min
Elevation 638–732 ft
Out & Back · Petrifying Springs County Park
Trailhead: 42.68344, -87.90292
Weather Sep 22: Light drizzle, high 60°F / low 54° · precip 14% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 2.5 miSharp right onto Pike River Pathway, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.7 miReach Indian Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading N.
- 2.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.7 mi in (~115 min). Leave by 4:36 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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