Lyon Oaks County Park

Chair & Bear Statue via Huron Valley Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Chair & Bear Statue via Huron Valley Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Lyon Oaks County Park near New Hudson, MI. The route passes Bear Statue before reaching Chair at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi929 – 965 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.51659, -83.61334
Nearest town New Hudson, MI

Directions

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Chair & Bear Statue via Huron Valley Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 928–964 ft

Out & Back · Lyon Oaks County Park

Trailhead: 42.51659, -83.61334

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 300 ftContinue straight onto Huron Valley Trail, heading E.
  4. 2 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miPass Bear Statue.
  6. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 50 ftReach Chair, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 2.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

91% paved1% boardwalk8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:35 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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