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Stinchfield Woods

Peach Mountain Peak (1040 Feet)–Peach Mountain, 4 summits

5 mi · ▲ 426 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Peach Mountain Peak (1040 Feet)–Peach Mountain, 4 summits is a 5-mile out-and-back in Stinchfield Woods near Dover, MI. The route passes Peach Mountain Peak (1040 Feet), Peach Mountain and Old Sawmill. It climbs 426 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi863 – 1,040 ft · steepest grade: 21%5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.40706, -83.94369
Nearest town Dover, MI
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Peach Mountain Peak (1040 Feet)–Peach Mountain, 4 summits

5 mi · ▲ 426 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Elevation 863–1,041 ft

Out & Back · Stinchfield Woods

Trailhead: 42.40706, -83.94369

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miPass Peach Mountain Peak (1040 Feet).
  7. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miBear left onto Peach Mountain Observatory Road, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miPass Peach Mountain.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  13. 300 ftPass Old Sawmill.
  14. 200 ftReach Peach Mountain Peak (1040 Feet), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  17. 0.5 miTurn right onto The Bowl Trail, heading W.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left onto Peach Mountain Observatory Road, heading W.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  23. 350 ftTurn left onto High Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  24. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  25. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  26. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  27. 0.1 miTurn left onto The Pines Trail, heading N.
  28. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  29. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  30. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  31. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  32. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/peach-mountain-peak-1040-feet-peach-mountain-out-back-4-summits-8-km-58a7

Trail surface

82% dirt14% gravel4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:22 AMSunset 7:38 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:01 PM for the 7:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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