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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 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.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 200 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 0.4 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.
More from this trailhead
- North Shore Trail 8.9 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Pike River Pathway 3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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