Petrifying Springs County Park
North Shore Trail
6.5 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 2 hr 16 min
North Shore Trail is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Petrifying Springs County Park near Somers, WI. It is mostly level, with 197 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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North Shore Trail
6.5 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 2 hr 16 min
Elevation 610–693 ft
Out & Back · Petrifying Springs County Park
Trailhead: 42.65381, -87.87402
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.1 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.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 300 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:16 PM — 5 min before dark.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- North Shore Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- North Shore Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Pike River Pathway 4.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- North Shore Trail 6.1 mi · ▲ 198 ft
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