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Huron Meadows Metropark

Maltby Lake–Vagilldicock Pond, 5 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Maltby Lake–Vagilldicock Pond, 5 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Huron Meadows Metropark near Brighton, MI. The route passes Maltby Lake before reaching Vagilldicock Pond at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi856 – 902 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cedar Trace 42.49247, -83.77631
Nearest town Brighton, MI
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Maltby Lake–Vagilldicock Pond, 5 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 857–903 ft

Out & Back · Huron Meadows Metropark

Trailhead: Cedar Trace · 42.49247, -83.77631

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:36 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Cedar Trace, heading NW.
  2. 150 ftTurn left onto Maltby Vista, heading W.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto Cedar Trace, heading W.
  4. 250 ftTurn left onto Cedar Trace-Maltby Vista, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Maltby Vista, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftPass Maltby Lake.
  7. 0.7 miTurn right onto Beech Alley, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto Beech Alley - Moraine Fen, heading W.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto Moraine Fen, heading SW.
  11. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftPass Vagilldicock Pond.
  13. 0.1 miReach Maltby Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 100 ftTurn left onto Beech Alley - Moraine Fen, heading NE.
  16. 0.4 miTurn right onto Beech Alley, heading N.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left onto Maltby Vista, heading SE.
  18. 0.7 miTurn right onto Cedar Trace-Maltby Vista, heading NE.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right onto Cedar Trace, heading NE.
  20. 250 ftBear left onto Maltby Vista, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftTurn right onto Cedar Trace, heading NE.
  22. 100 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-vagilldicock-pond-out-back-6-sights-7-km

Trail surface

57% dirt43% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:22 AMSunset 7:36 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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