Pedestrian Bridge over the Huron River, Lower Huron Metropark, Van Buren Township, Michigan - panoramio.jpg
Dwight Burdette · CC BY 3.0

Lower Huron Metropark Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Lower Huron Metropark near New Boston, MI. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi617 – 653 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.17468, -83.42683
Nearest town New Boston, MI

Directions

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Lower Huron Metropark Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 39 min

Elevation 618–652 ft

Out & Back · Lower Huron Metropark

Trailhead: 42.17468, -83.42683

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:36 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 200 ftBear right, heading E.
  4. 300 ftTurn left onto Lower Huron Metropark Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  9. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 300 ftBear left, heading W.
  11. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

87% paved10% gravel3% grass

Weather

Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:36 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM — 8 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead

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