Spring Pond & Lazy River via Rolling Hills MTB Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Spring Pond & Lazy River via Rolling Hills MTB Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Rolling Hills Park near Stony Creek, MI. The route passes Lazy River before reaching Spring Pond at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Spring Pond & Lazy River via Rolling Hills MTB Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 791–825 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 miReach Spring Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 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 N.
- 1.2 miTurn left, 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 1.4 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Sassafras Woods–Rolling Hills Park Viewpoint, 4 lakes 5.4 mi · ▲ 107 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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