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Heritage Park

Marsh Viewpoint & Stuart Little Pond via Estate Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Marsh Viewpoint & Stuart Little Pond via Estate Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Heritage Park near Quakertown, MI. The route passes Stuart Little Pond before reaching Marsh Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 111 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi761 – 856 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.49551, -83.37827
Nearest town Quakertown, MI
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Marsh Viewpoint & Stuart Little Pond via Estate Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Elevation 761–856 ft

Out & Back · Heritage Park

Trailhead: 42.49551, -83.37827

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:36 PM

Transit-accessible: Farmington / 12 Mile (SB) stop 167 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  4. 1.1 miPass Stuart Little Pond.
  5. 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Estate Trail, heading S.
  7. 350 ftTurn left onto Windbreak Trail, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Estate Trail, heading NW.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto Windbreak Trail, heading NW.
  13. 150 ftTurn right onto Marsh Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miReach Marsh Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left onto Windbreak Trail, heading NW.
  16. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  19. 50 ftTurn left onto Estate Trail, heading NE.
  20. 150 ftTurn left onto Windbreak Trail, heading N.
  21. 50 ftTurn right onto Estate Trail, heading N.
  22. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  24. 1.2 miBear right, heading N.
  25. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  26. 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-d446

Trail surface

80% paved2% gravel18% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:36 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Farmington / 12 Mile (SB) stop 167 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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