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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Coyote Corridor, heading NW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Prairie Pathway, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Old Orchard Loop, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Prairie Pathway, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Huron Valley Trail, heading N.
- 2.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Horse Track, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Coyote Corridor, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Huron Valley Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 2.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Prairie Pathway, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Old Orchard Loop, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Prairie Pathway, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Coyote Corridor, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 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 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.
More from this trailhead
- Huron Valley Trail 16.1 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Huron Valley Trail 6.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Norton Creek–Coyote Corridor, 4 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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