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Petrifying Springs County Park

North Shore Trail

6.4 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 10 min

North Shore Trail is a 6.4-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.

Elevation

0 mi610 – 692 ft7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Outer Loop Road 42.64919, -87.84958
Nearest town Mount Pleasant, WI · Official trailhead info (uwp.edu)
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North Shore Trail

6.4 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Elevation 610–693 ft

Out & Back · Petrifying Springs County Park

Trailhead: Outer Loop Road · 42.64919, -87.84958

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Outer Loop Road, heading SW.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  7. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 1.2 miBear left, heading E.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 0.1 miSharp right onto North Shore Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  21. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  22. 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  23. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  24. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  26. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  28. 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
  29. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  30. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  31. 0.1 miBear left onto Outer Loop Road, heading N.
  32. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/north-shore-trail-out-back-10-km-f494

Trail surface

66% paved29% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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