Lower Huron Metropark Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Lower Huron Metropark near New Boston, MI. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi614 – 659 ft5.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.17658, -83.42762
Nearest town New Boston, MI
Directions
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Lower Huron Metropark Trail
5.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 615–660 ft
Out & Back · Lower Huron Metropark
Trailhead: 42.17658, -83.42762
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:36 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Lower Huron Metropark Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 2 miReach Lower Huron Metropark Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 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
99% paved1% boardwalk
Weather
Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:36 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~67 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Lower Huron Metropark Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Lower Huron Metropark Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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- Lower Huron Metropark Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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- Lower Huron Metropark Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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