Huron Valley Trail
9.6 mi · ▲ 89 ft · 3 hr 15 min
Huron Valley Trail is a 9.6-mile out-and-back in Lyon Oaks County Park near New Hudson, MI. It is mostly level, with 89 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
9.6 mi · ▲ 89 ft · 3 hr 15 min
Elevation 922–970 ft
Out & Back · Lyon Oaks County Park
Trailhead: 42.49368, -83.62731
Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 63°F / low 57° · precip 51% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:37 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Huron Valley Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 2.6 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 S.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Prairie Pathway, heading S.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Old Orchard Loop, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Prairie Pathway, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Huron Valley Trail, heading NW.
- 2.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:17 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:37 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:05 PM.
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