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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Peach Mountain Observatory Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miPass Peach Mountain.
- 0.4 miReach Peach Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto The Bowl Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Peach Mountain Observatory Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 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.
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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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