Hole #8 Sunset Point via Kensington Connector Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 44 min
Hole #8 Sunset Point via Kensington Connector Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in James F. Atchison Park near New Hudson, MI. The route reaches Hole #8 Sunset Point. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hole #8 Sunset Point via Kensington Connector Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 44 min
Elevation 953–1,058 ft
Out & Back · James F. Atchison Park
Trailhead: 42.51832, -83.63386
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:37 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Hole #12, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear right onto Hole #10, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Hole #9, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Hole #7, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 200 ftPass Hole #8 Sunset Point.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Kensington Connector Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach Hole #8 Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Hole #17, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 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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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 8:05 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Kensington Connector Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 107 ft
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