Pedestrian Bridge over the Huron River, Lower Huron Metropark, Van Buren Township, Michigan - panoramio.jpg
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Bob White Nature Trail via Lower Huron & Willow Hike-Bike Trail Connector is an 11.1-mile out-and-back in Lower Huron Metropark near Willow, MI. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi604 – 646 ft11.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lower Huron & Willow Hike-Bike Trail Connector 42.13238, -83.37389
Nearest town Willow, MI

Directions

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Bob White Nature Trail via Lower Huron & Willow Hike-Bike Trail Connector

11.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 3 hr 44 min

Elevation 602–647 ft

Out & Back · Lower Huron Metropark

Trailhead: Lower Huron & Willow Hike-Bike Trail Connector · 42.13238, -83.37389

Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 63°F / low 58° · precip 64% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:36 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lower Huron & Willow Hike-Bike Trail Connector, heading N.
  2. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  3. 4.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Lower Huron Metropark Trail, heading NW.
  6. 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftReach Bob White Nature Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  10. 1.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftSharp left onto Bob White Nature Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miSharp right onto Lower Huron Metropark Trail, heading S.
  13. 1.9 miBear right, heading E.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lower Huron & Willow Hike-Bike Trail Connector, heading E.
  15. 2.3 miBear left, heading S.
  16. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

97% paved3% dirt

Weather

RainTemperature 63°F58°
Precip64%Wind5 mphUV3Humidity87%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday (0.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55° 12 AM: 7% rain1 AM: 6% rain2 AM: 23% rain3 AM: 18% rain4 AM: 8% rain5 AM: 4% rain6 AM: 6% rain7 AM: 4% rain8 AM: 13% rain9 AM: 44% rain10 AM: 58% rain11 AM: 58% rain12 PM: 64% rain1 PM: 64% rain2 PM: 52% rain3 PM: 46% rain4 PM: 33% rain5 PM: 17% rain6 PM: 21% rain7 PM: 30% rain8 PM: 23% rain9 PM: 13% rain10 PM: 10% rain11 PM: 10% rain
Sunrise 7:19 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:36 PM
Mon 62°51°
Tue 66°48°
Wed 60°57° 20%
Thu 69°54°
Fri 70°51°
Sat 74°51°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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