AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Huron Valley Trail

11 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 3 hr 43 min

Huron Valley Trail is an 11-mile out-and-back near New Hudson, MI. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi906 – 961 ft12.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.51576, -83.61733
Nearest town New Hudson, MI
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Huron Valley Trail

11 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 3 hr 43 min

Elevation 905–963 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.51576, -83.61733

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:35 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Huron Valley Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 2.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 1.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  17. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  20. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  21. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  22. 200 ftSharp left, heading W.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  24. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  25. 1.7 miBear left, heading N.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  29. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  31. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  34. 2.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  35. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  36. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  37. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  38. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  39. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/huron-valley-trail-out-back-18-km-169f

Trail surface

88% paved1% dirt11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:35 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~69 min). Leave by 6:07 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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