Ruthven Nature Area & Huron River via Gallup Park Road
1.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 37 min
Ruthven Nature Area & Huron River via Gallup Park Road is a 1.8-mile out-and-back in Gallup Park near Ann Arbor, MI. The route passes Huron River before reaching Ruthven Nature Area at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ruthven Nature Area & Huron River via Gallup Park Road
1.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 37 min
Elevation 750–789 ft
Out & Back · Gallup Park
Trailhead: 42.28476, -83.71369
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:36 PM
Transit-accessible: VA Healthcare System stop 210 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Huron River.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Gallup Park Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Ruthven Nature Area, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 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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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: VA Healthcare System stop 210 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Huron River via Oakway Road 1.6 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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