Huron Valley Trail
7.9 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 2 hr 40 min
Huron Valley Trail is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Lyon Oaks County Park near New Hudson, MI. It is mostly level, with 82 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
7.9 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 2 hr 40 min
Elevation 928–992 ft
Out & Back · Lyon Oaks County Park
Trailhead: 42.51404, -83.62634
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:23 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Huron Valley Trail, heading SE.
- 2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Prairie Pathway, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Old Orchard Loop, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Prairie Pathway, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Old Orchard Loop, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Prairie Pathway, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Huron Valley Trail, heading NW.
- 2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.4 mi in (~84 min). Leave by 5:50 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Huron Valley Trail 11.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Coyote Corridor via Huron Valley Trail 8.5 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Huron Valley Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Hole #8 Sunset Point via Kensington Connector Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 109 ft
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