Orange Loop
2 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 42 min
Orange Loop is a 2-mile out-and-back in Heritage Park near Birdsall, MI. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Orange Loop
2 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 42 min
Elevation 712–776 ft
Out & Back · Heritage Park
Trailhead: Yellow Loop · 41.93334, -83.99905
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:39 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right onto Green Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Orange Loop, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Orange Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Green Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
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 7:39 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:06 PM.
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