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Petrifying Springs County Park

Outer Loop Road

6.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Outer Loop Road is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Petrifying Springs County Park near Mount Pleasant, WI. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi620 – 676 ft7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Outer Loop Road 42.64919, -87.84958
Nearest town Mount Pleasant, WI · Official trailhead info (uwp.edu)
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Outer Loop Road

6.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Elevation 622–676 ft

Out & Back · Petrifying Springs County Park

Trailhead: Outer Loop Road · 42.64919, -87.84958

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Outer Loop Road, heading SW.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  7. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  17. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  19. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 1.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  24. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  25. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  28. 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  30. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  31. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  32. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  33. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  34. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  35. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  37. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  38. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  39. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  40. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  41. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  42. 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
  43. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  44. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  45. 150 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/outer-loop-road-out-back-11-km-c4f2

Trail surface

65% paved28% dirt3% boardwalk4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~72 min). Leave by 5:20 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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