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Stinchfield Woods

Old Sawmill & Peach Mountain Observatory Road

2.1 mi · ▲ 266 ft · 50 min

Old Sawmill & Peach Mountain Observatory Road is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Stinchfield Woods near Dover, MI. The route reaches Old Sawmill at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It climbs 266 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi886 – 1,040 ft · steepest grade: 23%2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.40440, -83.92742
Nearest town Dover, MI
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Old Sawmill & Peach Mountain Observatory Road

2.1 mi · ▲ 266 ft · 50 min

Elevation 885–1,041 ft

Out & Back · Stinchfield Woods

Trailhead: 42.40440, -83.92742

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:23 AM · sunset 7:37 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  6. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  7. 500 ftReach Old Sawmill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  10. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Peach Mountain Observatory Road, heading NW.
  12. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  15. 100 ftArrive 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-peach-mountain-observatory-road-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

77% dirt2% gravel21% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:23 AMSunset 7:37 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 7:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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