AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Heron Hollow Pond & Bullfrog Bog

3.4 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Heron Hollow Pond & Bullfrog Bog is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Gingellville, MI. The route passes Heron Hollow Pond before reaching Bullfrog Bog at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 168 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi984 – 1,073 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.71083, -83.30689
Nearest town Gingellville, MI
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Heron Hollow Pond & Bullfrog Bog

3.4 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Elevation 985–1,072 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.71083, -83.30689

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:36 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  12. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 0.7 miPass Bullfrog Bog.
  18. 450 ftReach Heron Hollow Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  20. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  21. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  22. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  24. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  28. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  30. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  32. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  34. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/heron-hollow-pond-heron-hollow-pond-out-back-3-lakes-5-km

Trail surface

97% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:36 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:14 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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