AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Genesys Walking Trails and Woods

Heron Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 51 min

Heron Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Genesys Walking Trails and Woods near Grand Blanc, MI. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi837 – 892 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.90180, -83.65174
Nearest town Grand Blanc, MI
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Heron Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 51 min

Elevation 837–891 ft

Out & Back · Genesys Walking Trails and Woods

Trailhead: 42.90180, -83.65174

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:37 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left onto Heron Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.6 miReach Heron Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/heron-trail-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

51% paved49% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:37 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:17 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:37 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:06 PM.

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