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Petrifying Springs Mountain Bike Trail
Kenosha, Wisconsin
MTB TRAIL STATS
Avg Rating:    |
2 trail reviews |
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Status: updated 8/4/11 by UniteAndWin |
Difficulty:  Advanced |
| Length: 15 miles | Global Rank: #1618 |
| Tread: Singletrack | Configuration: Network |
| Ridden: 8 | Wishlist: 8 |
 1 trail check-ins |
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Description: Trails are everywhere! There is a nice single track down hill with berms, bridges and jumps just north of hwy A that starts near the golf course entrance but on the opposite side of the road. Also there's a long trail that's extreme going from the south edge of the golf course all the way to the entrance of the golf course on "A". You can start from either side I would suggest near the golf course entrance ad follow it back to find the other end, It will be backwards but it's difficult to find the start otherwise. The trails are not packed at all. you might also want to find a local to help you find all the trails to get your best riding experience!
Description: Trails are everywhere! There is a nice single track down hill with berms, bridges and jumps just north of hwy A that starts near the golf course entrance but on the opposite side of the road. Also there's a long trail that's extreme going from the south edge of the golf course all the way to the entrance of the golf course on "A". You can start from either side I would suggest near the golf course entrance ad follow it back to find the other end, It will be backwards but it's difficult to find the start otherwise. The trails are not packed at all. you might also want to find a local to help you find all the trails to get your best riding experience!
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TRAIL REVIEWS review this trail
reviewed by aaronwhite3000 on May 19, 2010
After reading Pandemonium's review I decided to try out this trail this past weekend. It was fun, there were hills and tight singletrack. There also seemed to be a lot of erosion. Much of the trail system I rode on was along a riverbank and on top of ridges. The ridges were more eroded than the lowlands, but the lowlands were very muddy. The park was packed with people, I did see a few off-road bikers but mostly dog owners and families.
reviewed by Pandemonium on March 25, 2010
I used to ride this combination of trails frequently and probably consider this the foundation of my single-track, forest biking experiences. There are tons of different facets to consider for the trails that are in the Springs. There's shallow single track that rides along cliffs or winds very quickly through heavy canopy or dense weed areas as well as very technical root and log climbs (including the multi-log climb along the river that I've only ever made over a few times without having to dismount). I very rarely ran into anyone else on these trails, and when I did it usually only near the grassy park areas and they were dog-walkers, not hikers or other bikers. After exploring the trail possibilities hidden within here I eventually found my route to start at the small south parking area off of JR (on top of the hill from the entrance to the park). I would ride N/NE mainly along the river, towards County Rd A, cross the river on the road (west), then dip back in along the river on the other side and follow the trails here to the road inside the park and make a final sprint back to my parking spot up the hill. If you want a more technical ride there are tons of off-shoots that either dead end or run you into private property (on the north side of County A there are some VERY technical 'trails' but beware since these usually end up in private property...last I knew this was fenced and well marked). The trail I took usually ran me about 20 minutes maximum if I was taking in the sites and on average 12 minutes. A great quick work-out. :) As much as I've explored the park's possibilities, I know there were tons more trails that I never even rode on. If I remember correctly, the single-track was more technical the further west in the park you were. I could be wrong since I haven't explored the park for trails to ride for about 10 years now. Alas, I no longer live in the area. Hope this helps anyone looking for a small treasure. :)
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