Stinchfield Woods

Old Car & Stinchfield Woods Sunset Point via Peach Mountain Observatory Road

2.1 mi · ▲ 174 ft · 47 min

Old Car & Stinchfield Woods Sunset Point via Peach Mountain Observatory Road is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Stinchfield Woods near Hudson Mills, MI. The route passes Stinchfield Woods Sunset Point before reaching Old Car at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 174 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi899 – 1,030 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.39373, -83.93418
Nearest town Hudson Mills, MI

Directions

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Old Car & Stinchfield Woods Sunset Point via Peach Mountain Observatory Road

2.1 mi · ▲ 174 ft · 47 min

Elevation 899–1,031 ft

Out & Back · Stinchfield Woods

Trailhead: 42.39373, -83.93418

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:38 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.7 miPass Stinchfield Woods Sunset Point.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  5. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 100 ftReach Old Car, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

87% dirt13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:22 AMSunset 7:38 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:18 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:38 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:07 PM.

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