South Trail & Sunrise Meadows Trail
5.8 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 57 min
South Trail & Sunrise Meadows Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back near Hudson, MI. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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South Trail & Sunrise Meadows Trail
5.8 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Elevation 894–937 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.86791, -84.34239
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:23 AM · sunset 7:40 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Sunrise Meadows Trail, heading W.
- 1.6 miSharp left onto South Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Sunrise Meadows Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Murdock Trail, heading N.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Sunrise Meadows Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Engle Trail–Findlay Trail, 3 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Engle Trail & Sunrise Meadows Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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