Huron River via Oakway Road
1.6 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 34 min
Huron River via Oakway Road is a 1.6-mile out-and-back in Furstenberg Nature Area near Ann Arbor, MI. The route reaches Huron River at the turnaround, 0.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Huron River via Oakway Road
1.6 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 34 min
Elevation 748–817 ft
Out & Back · Furstenberg Nature Area
Trailhead: 42.28696, -83.71330
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:36 PM
Transit-accessible: VA Healthcare System stop 53 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Oakway Road, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 150 ftReach Huron River, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: VA Healthcare System stop 53 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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