Orion Oaks County Park

Heron Hollow Pond & Bullfrog Bog

4.4 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Heron Hollow Pond & Bullfrog Bog is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Orion Oaks County Park near Gingellville, MI. The route passes Heron Hollow Pond before reaching Bullfrog Bog at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 111 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi984 – 1,053 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.75076, -83.30932
Nearest town Gingellville, MI

Directions

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Heron Hollow Pond & Bullfrog Bog

4.4 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Elevation 983–1,054 ft

Out & Back · Orion Oaks County Park

Trailhead: 42.75076, -83.30932

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 1 miBear right, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.7 miPass Bullfrog Bog.
  7. 150 ftReach Heron Hollow Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  11. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 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

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:36 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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