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.

Elevation

0 mi610 – 692 ft9.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.66862, -87.87610
Nearest town Waxdale, WI

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 1.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  9. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  12. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  13. 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miSharp right onto North Shore Trail, heading E.
  18. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  22. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  23. 1.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  24. 300 ftBear left, heading NW.
  25. 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  26. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  27. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  28. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  29. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  30. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  32. 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  35. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

96% paved3% boardwalk1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM

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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