Petrifying Springs County Park
North Shore Trail
9 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 3 hr 4 min
North Shore Trail is a 9-mile out-and-back in Petrifying Springs County Park near Waxdale, WI. It is mostly level, with 137 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
9 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 3 hr 4 min
Elevation 610–693 ft
Out & Back · Petrifying Springs County Park
Trailhead: 42.66862, -87.87610
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 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 NW.
- 300 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:19 PM — 1 min before dark.
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- North Shore Trail 9.3 mi · ▲ 225 ft
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