Old Car via High Ridge Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 291 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Old Car via High Ridge Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Stinchfield Woods near Hudson Mills, MI. The route reaches Old Car at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 291 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Old Car via High Ridge Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 291 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 874–1,020 ft
Out & Back · Stinchfield Woods
Trailhead: 42.39324, -83.91783
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:38 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Peach Mountain Observatory Road, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left onto High Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftReach Old Car, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Peach Mountain Observatory Road, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 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 0.8 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Peach Mountain Observatory Road 2.9 mi · ▲ 330 ft
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