Lyon Oaks County Park

Coyote Corridor & Horse Track via Huron Valley Trail

10.6 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 3 hr 34 min

Coyote Corridor & Horse Track via Huron Valley Trail is a 10.6-mile out-and-back in Lyon Oaks County Park near Wixom, MI. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi919 – 971 ft11.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.51827, -83.55966
Nearest town Wixom, MI

Directions

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Coyote Corridor & Horse Track via Huron Valley Trail

10.6 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 3 hr 34 min

Elevation 920–970 ft

Out & Back · Lyon Oaks County Park

Trailhead: 42.51827, -83.55966

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 100 ftTurn right onto Coyote Corridor, heading NW.
  3. 450 ftContinue straight onto Prairie Pathway, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 150 ftTurn left onto Old Orchard Loop, heading N.
  6. 250 ftTurn right onto Prairie Pathway, heading NW.
  7. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left onto Huron Valley Trail, heading N.
  11. 2.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 1.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 350 ftTurn left onto Horse Track, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  15. 50 ftReach Coyote Corridor, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  17. 350 ftTurn right onto Huron Valley Trail, heading N.
  18. 1.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 2.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  21. 0.6 miTurn right onto Prairie Pathway, heading E.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left onto Old Orchard Loop, heading E.
  23. 400 ftTurn left onto Prairie Pathway, heading E.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Coyote Corridor, heading E.
  25. 500 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

91% paved2% dirt1% boardwalk6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:35 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.8 mi in (~117 min). Leave by 5:18 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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