The Colors Of Autumn
by Kay Novy
Title
The Colors Of Autumn
Artist
Kay Novy
Medium
Photograph - Photography/ Digital Art
Description
Taken at Petrifying Springs Park in Kenosha county, Wisconsin.
Petrifying Springs County Park Trails- Kenosha, Wisconsin
Petrifying Springs County Park TrailsPetrifying Springs County Park Trails
Petrifying Springs Park (also known as Petrified Springs or just "Pets") is part of the Kenosha County Park System. The Park has a variety of trails suitable for Hiking, Mountain Biking*, and Cross Country Skiing. The scenic park follows the winding Pike River (actually more of a stream than a river) resulting in some interesting trails. The trails cover areas in the main park, the golf course, and on some adjacent land owned by the University of Wisconsin - Parkside. This section of the Pike River is extremely shallow most of the time so don't bother bringing your canoe or kayak unless you like paddling gravel (I have heard that some whitewater kayakers run this section during rare high water conditions).
Terrain / Scenery: Scenic park with wooded ravine running along the Pike River.
You can hike any of the trails in the park. There is no hiking allowed on the golf course but there are several trails that run right along the perimeter of the golf course that can be hiked. The main hiking trails (shown Red on the map) follow the Pike River and can be rather rugged in areas with some short steep sections. In many places along the river you may find several trails running parallel to each other.
The trails in the Northeast section of the park (this is actually land belonging to UW Parkside) follow the river and a series of small ravines north of the river. These trails can be very confusing since there are many intersections and side trails that crisscross this area. Though I've spent quite a bit of time trying to get most of the trails mapped, you will find additional unmapped trails here and there. Your safest bet here is to follow the trail that runs along the river and use this as your starting point to explore the other trails. A compass or GPS may be useful to keep you from walking around in circles in the web of trails here. This group of trails is popular with area mountain bikers so be prepared for mixed trail use. There are no footbridges crossing the Pike River in this section of the park and the places where the trail crosses the many small creeks may or may not have crude bridges in place (use at your own risk, these bridges are placed here by some trail users and often get run off after a significant rain).
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October 20th, 2014
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