Scripter Park Beach via Polly Ann Trail
5.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Scripter Park Beach via Polly Ann Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Polly Ann Trail near Oxford, MI. The route reaches Scripter Park Beach at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Scripter Park Beach via Polly Ann Trail
5.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Elevation 1,011–1,051 ft
Out & Back · Polly Ann Trail
Trailhead: 42.80508, -83.28931
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:36 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Polly Ann Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach Scripter Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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