Oak Hills Basin & Ruffino Basin
2.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 45 min
Oak Hills Basin & Ruffino Basin is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Wixom Habitat near Wixom, MI. The route passes Ruffino Basin before reaching Oak Hills Basin at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Oak Hills Basin & Ruffino Basin
2.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 45 min
Elevation 912–942 ft
Out & Back · Wixom Habitat
Trailhead: 42.53835, -83.53744
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:35 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miPass Ruffino Basin.
- 150 ftReach Oak Hills Basin, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:15 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:35 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:03 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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