Old Orchard Loop via Huron Valley Trail
7.1 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 2 hr 24 min
Old Orchard Loop via Huron Valley Trail is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Lyon Oaks County Park near New Hudson, MI. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Old Orchard Loop via Huron Valley Trail
7.1 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 2 hr 24 min
Elevation 928–970 ft
Out & Back · Lyon Oaks County Park
Trailhead: 42.51576, -83.61733
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:35 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Huron Valley Trail, heading E.
- 2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Prairie Pathway, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right onto Old Orchard Loop, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Old Orchard Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Prairie Pathway, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Huron Valley Trail, heading NW.
- 2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, 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.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~74 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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