Ruthven Nature Area & Woods at Huron Hills Golf Course
4.5 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Ruthven Nature Area & Woods at Huron Hills Golf Course is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Gallup Park near Ann Arbor, MI. The route passes Ruthven Nature Area before reaching Woods at Huron Hills Golf Course at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 164 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 & Woods at Huron Hills Golf Course
4.5 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Elevation 746–872 ft
Out & Back · Gallup Park
Trailhead: 42.29792, -83.69746
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:23 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 304 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.2 miPass Ruthven Nature Area.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftPass Woods at Huron Hills Golf Course.
- 0.2 miReach Ruthven Nature Area, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive 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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- Transit-accessible: stop 304 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Ruthven Nature Area–Woods at Huron Hills Golf Course, 6 groves 7 mi · ▲ 307 ft
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