Heron Hollow Pond & Bullfrog Bog
6.5 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Heron Hollow Pond & Bullfrog Bog is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Friendship Park near Walters, MI. The route passes Heron Hollow Pond before reaching Bullfrog Bog at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Heron Hollow Pond & Bullfrog Bog
6.5 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Elevation 983–1,054 ft
Out & Back · Friendship Park
Trailhead: 42.76572, -83.31402
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 63°F / low 46° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 2.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miPass Bullfrog Bog.
- 150 ftReach Heron Hollow Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 2.1 miTurn left, 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Polly Ann Trail Connector 6.3 mi · ▲ 30 ft
- Lake Sixteen & Round Lake 3.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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