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Stinchfield Woods

Old Sawmill via The Bowl Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 282 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Old Sawmill via The Bowl Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Stinchfield Woods near Hudson Mills, MI. The route reaches Old Sawmill at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 282 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi922 – 1,040 ft · steepest grade: 18%3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.39296, -83.92487
Nearest town Hudson Mills, MI
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Old Sawmill via The Bowl Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 282 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 921–1,041 ft

Out & Back · Stinchfield Woods

Trailhead: 42.39296, -83.92487

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miBear right onto The Bowl Trail, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miReach Old Sawmill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 500 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  10. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/old-sawmill-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

94% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:22 AMSunset 7:38 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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