Cedar Trace
4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Cedar Trace is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Huron Meadows Metropark near Brighton, MI. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
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Directions
Cedar Trace
4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 881–903 ft
Out & Back · Huron Meadows Metropark
Trailhead: 42.49312, -83.77514
Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 63°F / low 57° · precip 58% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:38 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 1.7 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Cedar Trace, heading W.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 1.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Maltby Lake–Vagilldicock Pond, 5 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Maltby Lake–Beech Alley - Moraine Fen, 3 sights 8.5 mi · ▲ 165 ft
- Dibrova Lake & Cedar Trace 5.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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