Huron Valley Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Huron Valley Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Lyon Oaks County Park near New Hudson, MI. It is mostly level, with 54 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
4.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 931–970 ft
Out & Back · Lyon Oaks County Park
Trailhead: 42.53238, -83.59681
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 64°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Huron Valley Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Prairie Pathway, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Old Orchard Loop, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Prairie Pathway, heading SE.
- 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 E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Huron Valley Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 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 1.9 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Huron Valley Trail 14.5 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Huron Valley Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Huron Valley Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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