Sargent Creek
9.5 mi · ▲ 325 ft · 3 hr 20 min
Sargent Creek is a 9.5-mile out-and-back near Goodison, MI. The route reaches Sargent Creek at the turnaround, 4.8 miles in. It climbs 325 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sargent Creek
9.5 mi · ▲ 325 ft · 3 hr 20 min
Elevation 819–1,038 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.72494, -83.19714
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 64°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach Sargent Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Paint Creek & Harding Green Space Trails via Paint Creek Trail 12.4 mi · ▲ 517 ft
- Lake Norcenta & Sargent Creek via Clinton River Trail 11.8 mi · ▲ 448 ft
- Lower Trout Lake & Bald Mountain State Recreation Area Beach 5.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Hawthorn Pond Loop 3.1 mi · ▲ 165 ft
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