Lower Huron Metropark Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Lower Huron Metropark near New Boston, MI. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi617 – 650 ft3.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bob White Nature Trail 42.17215, -83.42570
Nearest town New Boston, MI
Directions
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Lower Huron Metropark Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 618–650 ft
Out & Back · Lower Huron Metropark
Trailhead: Bob White Nature Trail · 42.17215, -83.42570
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:35 PM
- Start on Bob White Nature Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Lower Huron Metropark Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Tawata Trace Rustic Trails, heading SE.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Lower Huron Metropark Trail, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bob White Nature Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
73% paved21% dirt6% grass
Weather
Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:35 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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- Lower Huron Metropark Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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