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Orion Oaks County Park

Scenic Overlook

5.7 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Scenic Overlook is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Orion Oaks County Park near Gingellville, MI. The route reaches Scenic Overlook at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi984 – 1,063 ft7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.70910, -83.30756
Nearest town Gingellville, MI
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Scenic Overlook

5.7 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Elevation 983–1,063 ft

Out & Back · Orion Oaks County Park

Trailhead: 42.70910, -83.30756

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:36 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  12. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  21. 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  23. 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  24. 150 ftReach Scenic Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  25. 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
  26. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  28. 1 miBear right, heading S.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  30. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  32. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  33. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  34. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  36. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  37. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  38. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  39. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  40. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  41. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  42. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  43. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  44. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  45. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  46. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  47. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/scenic-overlook-out-back

Trail surface

82% paved14% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:36 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM — 8 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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