Vagilldicock Pond–Huron Meadow Metropark Pond Loop, 5 sights is a 2.9-mile loop in Huron Meadows Metropark near Hamburg, MI. The route passes Vagilldicock Pond and Huron Meadow Metropark Pond. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi856 – 899 ft3.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.47553, -83.78750
Nearest town Hamburg, MI
Directions
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Vagilldicock Pond–Huron Meadow Metropark Pond Loop, 5 sights
2.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 59 min
Elevation 857–899 ft
Loop · Huron Meadows Metropark
Trailhead: 42.47553, -83.78750
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:36 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Vagilldicock Pond.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Moraine Fen, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Hidden Lake Bend, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear right onto Beech Alley, heading NE.
- 0.4 miPass Huron Meadow Metropark Pond.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Moraine Fen, heading NW.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 450 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
43% dirt57% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:22 AMSunset 7:36 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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