Petrifying Springs County Park
North Shore Trail
6.2 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 6 min
North Shore Trail is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Petrifying Springs County Park near Mount Pleasant, WI. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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North Shore Trail
6.2 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Elevation 610–693 ft
Out & Back · Petrifying Springs County Park
Trailhead: Outer Loop Road · 42.64853, -87.85208
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 61°F / low 55° · precip 12% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Outer Loop Road, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto North Shore Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Outer Loop Road, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Outer Loop Road Trailhead
- Outer Loop Road 6.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- North Shore Trail 6 mi · ▲ 134 ft
- Outer Loop Road 6.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Indian Spring 2.5 mi · ▲ 28 ft
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