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Colonial Park

Root River & Root River Pathway

4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Root River & Root River Pathway is a 4-mile out-and-back in Colonial Park near Racine, WI. The route reaches Root River. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi587 – 600 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Root River Pathway 42.72241, -87.80674
Nearest town Racine, WI
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Root River & Root River Pathway

4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 586–601 ft

Out & Back · Colonial Park

Trailhead: Root River Pathway · 42.72241, -87.80674

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

Transit-accessible: Kinzie Avenue And Columbia Street stop 275 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Root River Pathway, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Root River.
  3. 1.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  8. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  9. 250 ftReach Root River, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  11. 300 ftBear right, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 1.4 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/root-river-north-shore-trail-out-back-4-sights-8-km

Trail surface

73% paved21% dirt2% gravel4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Kinzie Avenue And Columbia Street stop 275 m from the trailhead

Hikes near Racine, Wisconsin