Hawthorn Pond
5 mi · ▲ 218 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Hawthorn Pond is a 5-mile out-and-back near Rudds Mill, MI. The route reaches Hawthorn Pond at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 218 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hawthorn Pond
5 mi · ▲ 218 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 940–1,038 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.74086, -83.19713
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:36 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 1.2 miPass Hawthorn Pond.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach Hawthorn Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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