Bob White Nature Trail via Lower Huron & Willow Hike-Bike Trail Connector
11.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 3 hr 59 min
Bob White Nature Trail via Lower Huron & Willow Hike-Bike Trail Connector is an 11.9-mile out-and-back in Lower Huron Metropark near Willow, MI. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bob White Nature Trail via Lower Huron & Willow Hike-Bike Trail Connector
11.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 3 hr 59 min
Elevation 602–650 ft
Out & Back · Lower Huron Metropark
Trailhead: Crosscountry Skiing Trail · 42.12353, -83.37918
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:36 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Crosscountry Skiing Trail, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Lower Huron & Willow Hike-Bike Trail Connector, heading N.
- 4.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.8 miReach Bob White Nature Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Lower Huron Metropark Trail, heading S.
- 1.9 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lower Huron & Willow Hike-Bike Trail Connector, heading N.
- 2.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Crosscountry Skiing Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 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 5.8 mi in (~142 min). Leave by 4:54 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Crosscountry Skiing Trail Trailhead
- Lower Huron & Willow Hike-Bike Trail Connector 10.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Lower Huron & Willow Hike-Bike Trail Connector 4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Crosscountry Skiing Trail 2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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