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Brighton State Recreation Area

Brady Trail & Chambers Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Brady Trail & Chambers Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Brighton State Recreation Area near Pettysville, MI. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi925 – 981 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.50327, -83.91062
Nearest town Pettysville, MI
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Brady Trail & Chambers Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Elevation 926–981 ft

Out & Back · Brighton State Recreation Area

Trailhead: 42.50327, -83.91062

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:38 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 200 ftContinue straight onto Chambers Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.5 miBear right onto Brady Trail, heading NW.
  8. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miReach Chambers Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Chambers Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 300 ftArrive 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/brady-trail-chambers-trail-out-back-6-km-5512

Weather

Sunrise 7:22 AMSunset 7:38 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 7:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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