Trout Creek & Hawthorn Pond
7.2 mi · ▲ 271 ft · 2 hr 32 min
Trout Creek & Hawthorn Pond is a 7.2-mile out-and-back near Rudds Mill, MI. The route passes Trout Creek before reaching Hawthorn Pond at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It climbs 271 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Trout Creek & Hawthorn Pond
7.2 mi · ▲ 271 ft · 2 hr 32 min
Elevation 901–1,038 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.74454, -83.21541
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:36 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Trout Creek.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1.1 miPass Hawthorn Pond.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftReach Trout Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 350 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 (~36 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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