Oak Hills Basin & Ruffino Basin via Michigan Air Line Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Oak Hills Basin & Ruffino Basin via Michigan Air Line Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Wixom Habitat near Wixom, MI. The route passes Ruffino Basin before reaching Oak Hills Basin at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Oak Hills Basin & Ruffino Basin via Michigan Air Line Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 910–942 ft
Out & Back · Wixom Habitat
Trailhead: Michigan Air Line Trail · 42.52428, -83.53780
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:37 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Michigan Air Line Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftPass Ruffino Basin.
- 0.1 miReach Oak Hills Basin, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miArrive 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 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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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