Stinchfield Woods

Peach Mountain & Peach Mountain Observatory Road

3 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Peach Mountain & Peach Mountain Observatory Road is a 3-mile out-and-back in Stinchfield Woods near Hudson Mills, MI. The route reaches Peach Mountain. It is mostly level, with 197 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi919 – 1,040 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.39687, -83.93666
Nearest town Hudson Mills, MI

Directions

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Peach Mountain & Peach Mountain Observatory Road

3 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 918–1,039 ft

Out & Back · Stinchfield Woods

Trailhead: 42.39687, -83.93666

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Peach Mountain Observatory Road, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miPass Peach Mountain.
  7. 0.4 miReach Peach Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right onto The Bowl Trail, heading W.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left onto Peach Mountain Observatory Road, heading NW.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 0.1 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

63% dirt30% gravel7% 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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