Hole #8 Sunset Point via Kensington Connector Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Hole #8 Sunset Point via Kensington Connector Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in James F. Atchison Park near New Hudson, MI. The route reaches Hole #8 Sunset Point at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 109 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
3.4 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 935–1,047 ft
Out & Back · James F. Atchison Park
Trailhead: 42.51404, -83.62634
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:23 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 300 ftSharp left onto Huron Valley Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 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 E.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 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 1.7 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Huron Valley Trail 11.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Huron Valley Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Coyote Corridor via Huron Valley Trail 8.5 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Huron Valley Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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