Scenic Overlook Loop
2.5 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 52 min
Scenic Overlook Loop is a 2.5-mile loop in Orion Oaks County Park near Lake Orion Heights, MI. The route reaches Scenic Overlook. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Scenic Overlook Loop
2.5 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 52 min
Elevation 988–1,084 ft
Loop · Orion Oaks County Park
Trailhead: 42.76537, -83.29795
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftReach Scenic Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miThe loop closes 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 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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