Sassafras Woods–Rolling Hills Park Viewpoint, 4 lakes is a 3-mile out-and-back in Rolling Hills Park near Stony Creek, MI. The route passes Lazy River, Spring Pond and Rolling Hills Park Viewpoint before reaching Sassafras Woods at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi784 – 824 ft3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: North Meadow Trail Loop 42.18690, -83.64791
Nearest town Stony Creek, MI
Directions
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Sassafras Woods–Rolling Hills Park Viewpoint, 4 lakes
3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 785–825 ft
Out & Back · Rolling Hills Park
Trailhead: North Meadow Trail Loop · 42.18690, -83.64791
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:37 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on North Meadow Trail Loop, heading NW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Rolling Hills MTB Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto North Meadow Trail Loop, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Rolling Hills MTB Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miPass Lazy River.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miPass Spring Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Rolling Hills Park Viewpoint.
- 50 ftPass Sassafras Woods.
- 400 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sassafras Trail, heading E.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Woodland Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Sassafras Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sassafras Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Rolling Hills MTB Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto North Meadow Trail Loop, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rolling Hills MTB Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto North Meadow Trail Loop, heading N.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
85% dirt4% paved11% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:37 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from North Meadow Trail Loop Trailhead
- North Meadow Trail Connector via North Meadow Trail Loop 2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Lazy River via Rolling Hills MTB Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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