Genesee Valley Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Genesee Valley Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back near Swartz Creek, MI. 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.
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Genesee Valley Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 769–793 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Genesee Valley Trail · 42.97271, -83.79031
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:36 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Genesee Valley Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Kroger Dr, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Genesee Valley Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Genesee Valley Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Kroger Dr, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Genesee Valley Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.9 miArrive 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 (~11 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM — 3 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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