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Petrifying Springs County Park

North Shore Trail

16 mi · ▲ 188 ft · 5 hr 26 min

North Shore Trail is a 16-mile out-and-back in Petrifying Springs County Park near Elmwood Park, WI. It is mostly level, with 188 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi591 – 692 ft17.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North Shore Trail 42.69701, -87.81625
Nearest town Elmwood Park, WI
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North Shore Trail

16 mi · ▲ 188 ft · 5 hr 26 min

Elevation 591–693 ft

Out & Back · Petrifying Springs County Park

Trailhead: North Shore Trail · 42.69701, -87.81625

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

Transit-accessible: Durand Avenue And West Boulevard stop 6 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on North Shore Trail, heading S.
  2. 4.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  6. 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 300 ftBear left, heading W.
  8. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  11. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  13. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 1.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  22. 1.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  24. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  25. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  26. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  27. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  28. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  29. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  30. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  31. 1.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  32. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  34. 4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/north-shore-trail-out-back-26-km-dd80

Trail surface

98% paved1% boardwalk1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.7 mi in (~189 min). Leave by 3:23 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Durand Avenue And West Boulevard stop 6 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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