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Lyon Oaks County Park

Huron Valley Trail

14.4 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 4 hr 51 min

Huron Valley Trail is a 14.4-mile out-and-back in Lyon Oaks County Park near Wixom, MI. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi906 – 961 ft15.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.52297, -83.57609
Nearest town Wixom, MI
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Huron Valley Trail

14.4 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 4 hr 51 min

Elevation 905–963 ft

Out & Back · Lyon Oaks County Park

Trailhead: 42.52297, -83.57609

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:35 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto Huron Valley Trail, heading W.
  5. 2.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 2.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 1.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  19. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  21. 200 ftSharp left, heading E.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  23. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  24. 1.7 miBear left, heading N.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  28. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  30. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  33. 2.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  34. 2.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  35. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  36. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  37. 50 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/chair-bear-statue-out-back

Trail surface

97% paved1% dirt1% boardwalk1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:35 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.5 mi in (~108 min). Leave by 5:28 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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