Petrifying Springs County Park

North Shore Trail

9.2 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 3 hr 8 min

North Shore Trail is a 9.2-mile out-and-back in Petrifying Springs County Park near Mount Pleasant, 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 – 702 ft10.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.66869, -87.86370
Nearest town Mount Pleasant, WI

Directions

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North Shore Trail

9.2 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 3 hr 8 min

Elevation 610–701 ft

Out & Back · Petrifying Springs County Park

Trailhead: 42.66869, -87.86370

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  12. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 1.1 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. 1.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 300 ftBear left, heading NW.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  27. 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
  28. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  30. 1.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  33. 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

82% paved3% boardwalk3% gravel12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:17 PM — 3 min before dark.

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