Lazy River & North Meadow Trail Loop via Rolling Hills MTB Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Lazy River & North Meadow Trail Loop via Rolling Hills MTB Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Rolling Hills Park near Stony Creek, MI. The route reaches Lazy River. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lazy River & North Meadow Trail Loop via Rolling Hills MTB Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 791–825 ft
Out & Back · Rolling Hills Park
Trailhead: 42.17829, -83.65132
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:37 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Lazy River.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Rolling Hills MTB Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto North Meadow Trail Loop, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rolling Hills MTB Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto North Meadow Trail Loop, heading N.
- 1.4 miReach Lazy River, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Rolling Hills MTB Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto North Meadow Trail Loop, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Rolling Hills MTB Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 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 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 7:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM — 4 min before dark.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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