Oak Hills Basin & Ruffino Basin via Michigan Air Line Trail
5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Oak Hills Basin & Ruffino Basin via Michigan Air Line Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Wixom Habitat near Wixom, MI. The route passes Ruffino Basin before reaching Oak Hills Basin at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. 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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Oak Hills Basin & Ruffino Basin via Michigan Air Line Trail
5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Elevation 910–961 ft
Out & Back · Wixom Habitat
Trailhead: 42.52550, -83.52748
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:37 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 100 ftSharp right onto St. Matthews Fitness & Serenity Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Michigan Air Line Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 100 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.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto St. Matthews Fitness & Serenity Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:17 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:37 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:05 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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