Sassafras Woods–Rolling Hills Park Viewpoint, 4 lakes is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Rolling Hills Park near Stony Creek, MI. The route passes Lazy River, Spring Pond, Rolling Hills Park Viewpoint and Sassafras Woods. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi768 – 824 ft6.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.18276, -83.64735
Nearest town Stony Creek, MI
Directions
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Sassafras Woods–Rolling Hills Park Viewpoint, 4 lakes
5.4 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 767–825 ft
Out & Back · Rolling Hills Park
Trailhead: 42.18276, -83.64735
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:37 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto North Meadow Trail Loop, heading E.
- 1.2 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 ftPass Rolling Hills Park Viewpoint.
- 50 ftPass Sassafras Woods.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 400 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 500 ftBear left onto Bemis Road Connector, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach Sassafras Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Rolling Hills MTB Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto North Meadow Trail Loop, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rolling Hills MTB Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto North Meadow Trail Loop, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
73% dirt2% paved25% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:37 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Spring Pond & Lazy River via Rolling Hills MTB Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- North Meadow Trail Loop 2.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- North Meadow Trail Loop via Rolling Hills MTB Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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