Heron Hollow Pond & Bullfrog Bog
8.2 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 2 hr 49 min
Heron Hollow Pond & Bullfrog Bog is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in Orion Oaks County Park near Lake Orion Heights, MI. The route passes Heron Hollow Pond before reaching Bullfrog Bog at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 171 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Heron Hollow Pond & Bullfrog Bog
8.2 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 2 hr 49 min
Elevation 983–1,054 ft
Out & Back · Orion Oaks County Park
Trailhead: Paint Creek to Polly Ann Trail Connector · 42.76619, -83.27898
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:36 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miPass Bullfrog Bog.
- 350 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.
- 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 300 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 1.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 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 3.5 mi in (~87 min). Leave by 5:49 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Paint Creek to Polly Ann Trail Connector Trailhead
- Elkhorn Lake & Buckhorn Lake via Paint Creek to Polly Ann Trail Connector 3.9 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Friendship Park Singletrack 5.2 mi · ▲ 85 ft
- Scenic Overlook 3 mi · ▲ 80 ft
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