Hess-Hathaway Park Sunset Point
2.7 mi · ▲ 118 ft · 58 min
Hess-Hathaway Park Sunset Point is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Hess-Hathaway Park near Four Towns, MI. The route reaches Hess-Hathaway Park Sunset Point at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 118 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hess-Hathaway Park Sunset Point
2.7 mi · ▲ 118 ft · 58 min
Elevation 943–1,070 ft
Out & Back · Hess-Hathaway Park
Trailhead: 42.62418, -83.42835
Weather Sep 20: Light drizzle, high 63°F / low 57° · precip 41% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:36 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftReach Hess-Hathaway Park Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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