AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

West Scio Preserve

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

West Scio Preserve is a 2-mile out-and-back near Scio, MI. The route reaches West Scio Preserve at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi866 – 892 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.27987, -83.85179
Nearest town Scio, MI
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West Scio Preserve

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Elevation 866–891 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.27987, -83.85179

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:38 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miReach West Scio Preserve, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  7. 0.5 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/west-scio-preserve-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

63% paved37% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:38 PM

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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