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North Hydro Park

Norfolk Southern Railway Holding & Ford Lake via B2B Trail

1.8 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 38 min

Norfolk Southern Railway Holding & Ford Lake via B2B Trail is a 1.8-mile out-and-back in North Hydro Park near Rawsonville, MI. The route passes Ford Lake before reaching Norfolk Southern Railway Holding at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi663 – 719 ft1.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: B2B Trail 42.21544, -83.56526
Nearest town Rawsonville, MI
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Norfolk Southern Railway Holding & Ford Lake via B2B Trail

1.8 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 38 min

Elevation 661–718 ft

Out & Back · North Hydro Park

Trailhead: B2B Trail · 42.21544, -83.56526

Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 63°F / low 58° · precip 66% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:37 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on B2B Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftPass Ford Lake.
  4. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftReach Norfolk Southern Railway Holding, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  12. 0.7 miArrive 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/norfolk-southern-railway-holding-ford-lake-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

80% paved20% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 63°F58°
Precip66%Wind5 mphUV2Humidity87%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday (0.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55° 12 AM: 9% rain1 AM: 11% rain2 AM: 24% rain3 AM: 19% rain4 AM: 5% rain5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 3% rain7 AM: 3% rain8 AM: 23% rain9 AM: 47% rain10 AM: 50% rain11 AM: 59% rain12 PM: 66% rain1 PM: 56% rain2 PM: 54% rain3 PM: 47% rain4 PM: 34% rain5 PM: 18% rain6 PM: 23% rain7 PM: 29% rain8 PM: 15% rain9 PM: 9% rain10 PM: 9% rain11 PM: 8% rain
Sunrise 7:20 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:37 PM
Mon 62°50°
Tue 67°46°
Wed 59°57°
Thu 70°53°
Fri 70°49°
Sat 74°49°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 7:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM — 3 min before dark.

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