Hudson Mills Metropolitan Park
Acorn Nature Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 52 min
Acorn Nature Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Hudson Mills Metropolitan Park near Hudson Mills, MI. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Acorn Nature Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 52 min
Elevation 838–867 ft
Out & Back · Hudson Mills Metropolitan Park
Trailhead: 42.37333, -83.90353
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:23 AM · sunset 7:37 PM
Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Acorn Nature Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Acorn Nature Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:17 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:37 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:05 PM.
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- Drinking water at the trailhead
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