Lyon Oaks County Park

Norton Creek & Coyote Corridor

3.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Norton Creek & Coyote Corridor is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Lyon Oaks County Park near Wixom, MI. The route reaches Norton Creek. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi922 – 961 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Michigan Air Line Trail 42.52620, -83.53593
Nearest town Wixom, MI

Directions

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Norton Creek & Coyote Corridor

3.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elevation 921–962 ft

Out & Back · Lyon Oaks County Park

Trailhead: Michigan Air Line Trail · 42.52620, -83.53593

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:35 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Michigan Air Line Trail, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miPass Norton Creek.
  6. 1.1 miTurn left onto Prairie Pathway, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Old Orchard Loop, heading S.
  8. 400 ftTurn left onto Prairie Pathway, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Coyote Corridor, heading SW.
  10. 500 ftReach Norton Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Prairie Pathway, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 150 ftTurn left onto Old Orchard Loop, heading S.
  14. 250 ftTurn right onto Prairie Pathway, heading SE.
  15. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  17. 1.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto Michigan Air Line Trail, heading E.
  19. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

88% paved6% dirt1% boardwalk5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:35 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

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