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.
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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
- Start on Oak Hills, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Beech Alley, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass Huron Meadow Metropark Pond.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Hidden Lake Bend, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Beech Alley - Moraine Fen, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Beech Alley, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Oak Hills, heading E.
- 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.
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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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