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Oakwoods Metropark

Huroc Park Trail & Lake Erie Metropark Connector via Oakwoods Metro Park Path

11.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 44 min

Huroc Park Trail & Lake Erie Metropark Connector via Oakwoods Metro Park Path is an 11.2-mile out-and-back in Oakwoods Metropark near Willow, MI. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi581 – 620 ft11.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Big Bend 42.12812, -83.36107
Nearest town Willow, MI
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Huroc Park Trail & Lake Erie Metropark Connector via Oakwoods Metro Park Path

11.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 44 min

Elevation 582–621 ft

Out & Back · Oakwoods Metropark

Trailhead: Big Bend · 42.12812, -83.36107

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:36 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Willow Hike-Bike Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left onto Willow Metro Park Path, heading SE.
  5. 2.9 miTurn right onto Lake Erie Metropark Connector, heading S.
  6. 1.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left onto Huroc Park Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miReach Lake Erie Metropark Connector, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto Lake Erie Metropark Connector, heading S.
  10. 1.7 miTurn left onto Oakwoods Metro Park Path, heading N.
  11. 2.9 miTurn right onto Willow Hike-Bike Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/huroc-park-trail-lake-erie-metropark-connector-out-back-18-km-11f2

Trail surface

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:36 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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