Halsted Hill & Chestnut Ridge City Overlook

2 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 43 min

Halsted Hill & Chestnut Ridge City Overlook is a 2-mile out-and-back near Quakertown, MI. The route passes Halsted Hill before reaching Chestnut Ridge City Overlook at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 86 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi869 – 971 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.49896, -83.42475
Nearest town Quakertown, MI

Directions

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Halsted Hill & Chestnut Ridge City Overlook

2 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 43 min

Elevation 870–971 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.49896, -83.42475

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:36 PM

Transit-accessible: 12 Mile / Golf Pointe NS (WB) stop 184 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miPass Chestnut Ridge City Overlook.
  9. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftReach Halsted Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  15. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  17. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

72% paved28% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:36 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM — 7 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 12 Mile / Golf Pointe NS (WB) stop 184 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead