Pond Loop
2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min
Pond Loop is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Maybury State Park near Salem, MI. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pond Loop
2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min
Elevation 966–977 ft
Out & Back · Maybury State Park
Trailhead: Pond Loop · 42.43618, -83.55054
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:37 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pond Loop, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Maybury State Park Drive, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Pond Loop, heading W.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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