Petrifying Springs County Park
North Shore Trail
12.2 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 4 hr 11 min
North Shore Trail is a 12.2-mile out-and-back in Petrifying Springs County Park near Somers, WI. It is mostly level, with 220 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
12.2 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 4 hr 11 min
Elevation 591–742 ft
Out & Back · Petrifying Springs County Park
Trailhead: 42.65276, -87.86772
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 1.7 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto North Shore Trail, heading E.
- 3.6 miReach North Shore Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 1.7 miSharp left, heading N.
- 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:34 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:54 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:22 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- North Shore Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 220 ft
- North Shore Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 195 ft
- North Shore Trail 5.9 mi · ▲ 216 ft
- North Shore Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 189 ft
- Indian Spring 2.2 mi · ▲ 140 ft
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