Scenic Overlook
3 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Scenic Overlook is a 3-mile out-and-back in Orion Oaks County Park near Lake Orion Heights, MI. The route reaches Scenic Overlook at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 80 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
3 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 986–1,042 ft
Out & Back · Orion Oaks County Park
Trailhead: Paint Creek to Polly Ann Trail Connector · 42.76619, -83.27898
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:36 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftReach Scenic Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear right, heading S.
- 1.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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