Genesee Valley Trail
4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Genesee Valley Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back near Swartz Creek, MI. It is mostly level, with 27 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
4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Elevation 758–798 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.97927, -83.77133
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:36 PM
Transit-accessible: Genesee Valley Center (South) stop 89 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Genesee Valley Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1.8 miReach Genesee Valley Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 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 0.9 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Genesee Valley Center (South) stop 89 m from the trailhead
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