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Petrifying Springs County Park

North Shore Trail

5 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 42 min

North Shore Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Petrifying Springs County Park near Somers, WI. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi610 – 692 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.64622, -87.85986
Nearest town Somers, WI · Official trailhead info (uwp.edu)
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North Shore Trail

5 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 610–693 ft

Out & Back · Petrifying Springs County Park

Trailhead: 42.64622, -87.85986

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
  3. 300 ftBear right, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 1.2 miBear left, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miSharp right onto North Shore Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  14. 1.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  16. 300 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftArrive 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-8-km-991a

Trail surface

86% paved12% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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