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Lyon Oaks County Park

Huron Valley Trail

14.4 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 4 hr 51 min

Huron Valley Trail is a 14.4-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.

Elevation

0 mi919 – 971 ft15.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.52096, -83.56991
Nearest town Wixom, MI
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Huron Valley Trail

14.4 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 4 hr 51 min

Elevation 918–970 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Prairie Pathway, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left onto Huron Valley Trail, heading N.
  7. 2.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 2.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 1 miReach Huron Valley Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 1 miBear left, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  22. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  27. 2.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  28. 2.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  29. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  30. 0.6 miTurn right onto Prairie Pathway, heading E.
  31. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  32. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/huron-valley-trail-out-back-21-km-b878

Trail surface

86% paved1% dirt13% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 62°F47°
Feels like43°Precip0%Wind9 mphUV5Humidity84%
Rained 0.6″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
65°45°
Sunrise 7:22 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:33 PM
Wed 63°53° 19%
Thu 69°54°
Fri 71°52°
Sat 73°49°
Sun 73°52°
Mon 73°57°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.7 mi in (~140 min). Leave by 4:54 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

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