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Canada Geese in Flight over Maltby Lake, Huron Meadows Metropark, Michigan - panoramio.jpg
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Huron Meadows Metropark

Maltby Lake–Huron Meadow Metropark Pond, 5 sights

3.9 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Maltby Lake–Huron Meadow Metropark Pond, 5 sights is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Huron Meadows Metropark near Hamburg, MI. The route passes Maltby Lake and Huron Meadow Metropark Pond. It is mostly level, with 112 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi856 – 902 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Moraine Fen 42.47535, -83.78191
Nearest town Hamburg, MI
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Maltby Lake–Huron Meadow Metropark Pond, 5 sights

3.9 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 857–903 ft

Out & Back · Huron Meadows Metropark

Trailhead: Moraine Fen · 42.47535, -83.78191

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:38 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Moraine Fen, heading NE.
  2. 250 ftTurn left onto Beech Alley - Moraine Fen, heading NW.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right onto Beech Alley, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto Maltby Vista, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miPass Maltby Lake.
  6. 0.6 miSharp right, heading N.
  7. 150 ftReach Maltby Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Cedar Trace, heading NW.
  10. 250 ftTurn left onto Cedar Trace-Maltby Vista, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Maltby Vista, heading S.
  12. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Beech Alley, heading SE.
  13. 0.5 miPass Huron Meadow Metropark Pond.
  14. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Moraine Fen, heading SW.
  15. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/maltby-lake-huron-meadow-metropark-pond-out-back-6-sights

Trail surface

84% dirt1% grass15% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:38 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:18 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:38 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:06 PM.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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