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.
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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
- Start on Michigan Air Line Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miPass Norton Creek.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Prairie Pathway, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Old Orchard Loop, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Prairie Pathway, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Coyote Corridor, heading SW.
- 500 ftReach Norton Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Prairie Pathway, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Old Orchard Loop, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Prairie Pathway, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Michigan Air Line Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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