Hole #8 Sunset Point–Norton Creek, 5 sights
15.5 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 5 hr 12 min
Hole #8 Sunset Point–Norton Creek, 5 sights is a 15.5-mile out-and-back in Gunnar Mettala Park near Walled Lake, MI. The route passes Mud Lake and Norton Creek before reaching Hole #8 Sunset Point at the turnaround, 7.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hole #8 Sunset Point–Norton Creek, 5 sights
15.5 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 5 hr 12 min
Elevation 921–1,047 ft
Out & Back · Gunnar Mettala Park
Trailhead: 42.53937, -83.48064
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Michigan Air Line Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Mud Lake.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miPass Norton Creek.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Huron Valley Trail, heading W.
- 3.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach Hole #8 Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Kensington Connector Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Huron Valley Trail, heading E.
- 2.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Michigan Air Line Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.8 mi in (~192 min). Leave by 4:01 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Norton Creek–Mud Lake, 3 lakes 10.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Michigan Air Line Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Michigan Air Line Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Lake Overlook–Mud Lake, 3 lakes 7.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Play Hill & Mud Lake via Michigan Air Line Trail 2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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