Old Orchard Loop via Huron Valley Trail
11.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 43 min
Old Orchard Loop via Huron Valley Trail is an 11.1-mile out-and-back in Lyon Oaks County Park near South Lyon, MI. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Old Orchard Loop via Huron Valley Trail
11.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 43 min
Elevation 918–970 ft
Out & Back · Lyon Oaks County Park
Trailhead: 42.48446, -83.63583
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:35 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Huron Valley Trail, heading NE.
- 1.8 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 miSharp left, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right onto Old Orchard Loop, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Old Orchard Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Prairie Pathway, heading E.
- 200 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Huron Valley Trail, heading NW.
- 2.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.8 miTurn 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:14 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Huron Valley Trail 11 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Huron Valley Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 79 ft
- Huron Valley Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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