Lyon Oaks County Park

Chair–Bear Statue Loop, 4 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Chair–Bear Statue Loop, 4 sights is a 4.4-mile loop in Lyon Oaks County Park near Wixom, MI. The route passes Norton Creek, Bear Statue and Chair. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi922 – 971 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Michigan Air Line Trail 42.52620, -83.53593
Nearest town Wixom, MI

Directions

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Chair–Bear Statue Loop, 4 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Elevation 921–970 ft

Loop · Lyon Oaks County Park

Trailhead: Michigan Air Line Trail · 42.52620, -83.53593

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:37 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Michigan Air Line Trail, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miPass Norton Creek.
  6. 1.7 miPass Bear Statue.
  7. 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
  8. 100 ftReach Chair, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right onto Huron Valley Trail, heading N.
  11. 1 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 450 ftTurn right onto Michigan Air Line Trail, heading E.
  16. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  19. 0.1 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

84% paved3% dirt1% boardwalk12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:37 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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