Vagilldicock Pond
5.2 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Vagilldicock Pond is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Huron Meadows Metropark near Hamburg, MI. The route reaches Vagilldicock Pond at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 198 ft of elevation gain. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Vagilldicock Pond
5.2 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 859–1,003 ft
Out & Back · Huron Meadows Metropark
Trailhead: 42.45497, -83.78314
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:38 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftReach Vagilldicock Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 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.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:18 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:38 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:06 PM.
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