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Oakwoods Metropark

Huroc Park Trail–Lake Erie Metropark Connector, 3 sights

11.8 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 3 hr 57 min

Huroc Park Trail–Lake Erie Metropark Connector, 3 sights is an 11.8-mile out-and-back in Oakwoods Metropark near Willow, MI. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi581 – 627 ft12.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Willow Hike-Bike Trail 42.12544, -83.37125
Nearest town Willow, MI
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Huroc Park Trail–Lake Erie Metropark Connector, 3 sights

11.8 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 3 hr 57 min

Elevation 582–626 ft

Out & Back · Oakwoods Metropark

Trailhead: Willow Hike-Bike Trail · 42.12544, -83.37125

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Willow Hike-Bike Trail, heading E.
  2. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Activity Area Road, heading E.
  4. 100 ftContinue straight onto Willow Hike-Bike Trail, heading E.
  5. 1 miTurn left onto Willow Metro Park Path, heading SW.
  6. 2.9 miTurn right onto Lake Erie Metropark Connector, heading E.
  7. 1.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left onto Huroc Park Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miReach Willow Hike-Bike Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Lake Erie Metropark Connector, heading S.
  11. 1.7 miTurn left onto Oakwoods Metro Park Path, heading NW.
  12. 2.9 miTurn right onto Willow Hike-Bike Trail, heading N.
  13. 1 miContinue straight onto Activity Area Road, heading W.
  14. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  15. 50 ftTurn left onto Willow Hike-Bike Trail, heading W.
  16. 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-3-sights-19-km-5e0b

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:34 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 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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