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Huron Meadows Metropark

Vagilldicock Pond

5.6 mi · ▲ 60 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Vagilldicock Pond is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Huron Meadows Metropark near Whitmore Lake, MI. The route reaches Vagilldicock Pond at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 60 ft of elevation gain. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi860 – 909 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.47607, -83.76703
Nearest town Whitmore Lake, MI
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Vagilldicock Pond

5.6 mi · ▲ 60 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 859–910 ft

Out & Back · Huron Meadows Metropark

Trailhead: 42.47607, -83.76703

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:36 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 2.4 miSharp right, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 350 ftReach Vagilldicock Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  9. 2.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/vagilldicock-pond-out-back-9-km

Weather

Sunrise 7:22 AMSunset 7:36 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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