Huron Valley Trail
7.5 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 2 hr 33 min
Huron Valley Trail is a 7.5-mile out-and-back in Lyon Oaks County Park near Wixom, MI. It is mostly level, with 86 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Huron Valley Trail
7.5 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 2 hr 33 min
Elevation 928–970 ft
Out & Back · Lyon Oaks County Park
Trailhead: 42.52096, -83.56991
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 62°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Prairie Pathway, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Huron Valley Trail, heading N.
- 2.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Prairie Pathway, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 450 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Huron Valley Trail 14.4 mi · ▲ 86 ft
- Coyote Corridor–Old Orchard Loop, 3 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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