Huron Meadow Metropark Pond–Beech Alley - Moraine Fen Loop, 4 sights is a 2.4-mile loop in Huron Meadows Metropark near Hamburg, MI. The route reaches Huron Meadow Metropark Pond. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi856 – 899 ft2.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Moraine Fen 42.47535, -83.78191
Nearest town Hamburg, MI
Directions
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Huron Meadow Metropark Pond–Beech Alley - Moraine Fen Loop, 4 sights
2.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 50 min
Elevation 857–899 ft
Loop · Huron Meadows Metropark
Trailhead: Moraine Fen · 42.47535, -83.78191
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:36 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Moraine Fen, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Beech Alley - Moraine Fen, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Moraine Fen, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Beech Alley, heading SE.
- 0.8 miPass Huron Meadow Metropark Pond.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Moraine Fen, heading SW.
- 250 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
65% dirt2% grass33% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:22 AMSunset 7:36 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:16 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:36 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:04 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Moraine Fen Trailhead
- Maltby Lake–Huron Meadow Metropark Pond, 5 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 112 ft
- Vagilldicock Pond–Beech Alley - Moraine Fen Loop, 3 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 56 ft
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