Chair–Bear Statue, 3 sights
6.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Chair–Bear Statue, 3 sights is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Lyon Oaks County Park near Wixom, MI. The route passes Norton Creek and Bear Statue before reaching Chair at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Chair–Bear Statue, 3 sights
6.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Elevation 921–970 ft
Out & Back · Lyon Oaks County Park
Trailhead: 42.52600, -83.51578
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:37 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Michigan Air Line Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftPass Norton Creek.
- 1.7 miPass Bear Statue.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Chair, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 1.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 7:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM — 4 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Michigan Air Line Trail 3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Mud Lake via Michigan Air Line Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Michigan Air Line Trail 3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Play Hill via Michigan Air Line Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Michigan Air Line Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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