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Heritage Park

Marsh Viewpoint & Stuart Little Pond via Estate Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Marsh Viewpoint & Stuart Little Pond via Estate Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Heritage Park near Quakertown, MI. The route passes Stuart Little Pond before reaching Marsh Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi761 – 860 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: OCC Nature Trail 42.49146, -83.37273
Nearest town Quakertown, MI
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Marsh Viewpoint & Stuart Little Pond via Estate Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 761–860 ft

Out & Back · Heritage Park

Trailhead: OCC Nature Trail · 42.49146, -83.37273

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

Transit-accessible: Oakland Community College Orchard Ridge (EB) stop 77 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on OCC Nature Trail, heading NE.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 1.1 miPass Stuart Little Pond.
  11. 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Estate Trail, heading SW.
  13. 350 ftTurn left onto Windbreak Trail, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Estate Trail, heading SE.
  15. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftBear left onto Windbreak Trail, heading SE.
  19. 150 ftTurn right onto Marsh Trail, heading S.
  20. 0.2 miReach Marsh Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left onto Windbreak Trail, heading NW.
  22. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  25. 50 ftTurn left onto Estate Trail, heading W.
  26. 150 ftTurn left onto Windbreak Trail, heading N.
  27. 50 ftTurn right onto Estate Trail, heading N.
  28. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  30. 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  32. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  33. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  35. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  36. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  38. 150 ftContinue straight onto OCC Nature Trail, heading N.
  39. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/marsh-viewpoint-stuart-little-pond-out-back-3-lakes-5-km-c45a

Trail surface

73% paved1% gravel26% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:33 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Oakland Community College Orchard Ridge (EB) stop 77 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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