Huron Valley Trail
11.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 4 hr
Huron Valley Trail is an 11.9-mile out-and-back in James F. Atchison Park near New Hudson, MI. It is mostly level, with 80 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
11.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 4 hr
Elevation 905–992 ft
Out & Back · James F. Atchison 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 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Huron Valley Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 2.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 1.7 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~80 min). Leave by 5:54 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Huron Valley Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 82 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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