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Huron Meadow Metropark Pond–Beech Alley - Moraine Fen Loop, 5 sights is a 2.2-mile loop in Huron Meadows Metropark near Hamburg, MI. The route reaches Huron Meadow Metropark Pond. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi856 – 899 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Oak Hills 42.48018, -83.76751
Nearest town Hamburg, MI

Directions

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Huron Meadow Metropark Pond–Beech Alley - Moraine Fen Loop, 5 sights

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Elevation 857–898 ft

Loop · Huron Meadows Metropark

Trailhead: Oak Hills · 42.48018, -83.76751

Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 63°F / low 57° · precip 58% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:38 PM

  1. Start on Oak Hills, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 250 ftContinue straight onto Beech Alley, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miPass Huron Meadow Metropark Pond.
  5. 0.4 miBear left onto Hidden Lake Bend, heading SW.
  6. 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  8. 350 ftTurn left onto Beech Alley - Moraine Fen, heading W.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right onto Beech Alley, heading NW.
  10. 0.4 miBear left onto Oak Hills, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miThe 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

94% dirt2% grass4% unspecified

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 63°F57°
Precip58%Wind8 mphUV3Humidity88%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°55° 12 AM: 4% rain1 AM: 7% rain2 AM: 12% rain3 AM: 7% rain4 AM: 8% rain5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 3% rain7 AM: 5% rain8 AM: 25% rain9 AM: 33% rain10 AM: 41% rain11 AM: 58% rain12 PM: 48% rain1 PM: 47% rain2 PM: 43% rain3 PM: 35% rain4 PM: 16% rain5 PM: 8% rain6 PM: 9% rain7 PM: 8% rain8 PM: 3% rain9 PM: 2% rain10 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 7:21 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:38 PM
Mon 61°49°
Tue 67°45°
Wed 59°55°
Thu 71°52°
Fri 71°48°
Sat 72°47°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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