Horse Track & Old Orchard Loop via Huron Valley Trail
10.5 mi · ▲ 62 ft · 3 hr 32 min
Horse Track & Old Orchard Loop via Huron Valley Trail is a 10.5-mile out-and-back in Lyon Oaks County Park near Wixom, MI. It is mostly level, with 62 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Horse Track & Old Orchard Loop via Huron Valley Trail
10.5 mi · ▲ 62 ft · 3 hr 32 min
Elevation 920–970 ft
Out & Back · Lyon Oaks County Park
Trailhead: Old Orchard Loop · 42.52150, -83.56158
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:35 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Old Orchard Loop, heading W.
- 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Prairie Pathway, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Huron Valley Trail, heading N.
- 2.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Horse Track, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Old Orchard Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Huron Valley Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 2.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Prairie Pathway, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right onto Old Orchard Loop, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 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 4.7 mi in (~116 min). Leave by 5:19 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Old Orchard Loop Trailhead
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