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8th Street Entrance via Detroit Riverwalk

3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 16 min

8th Street Entrance via Detroit Riverwalk is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Detroit, MI. The route reaches 8th Street Entrance at the turnaround, 1.9 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 mi574 – 604 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Detroit Riverwalk 42.33537, -83.01885
Nearest town Detroit, MI
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8th Street Entrance via Detroit Riverwalk

3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 574–604 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Detroit Riverwalk · 42.33537, -83.01885

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

Transit-accessible: Jefferson / Joseph Campau (EB) stop 456 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Detroit Riverwalk, heading S.
  3. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 450 ftBear right, heading W.
  12. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  20. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  21. 300 ftReach 8th Street Entrance, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 400 ftBear right, heading W.
  23. 500 ftBear left, heading W.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  25. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  27. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  29. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  30. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  31. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  33. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  34. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  35. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  36. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  37. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  38. 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  39. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/8th-street-entrance-detroit-riverwalk-viewpoint-out-back

Trail surface

75% paved25% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:33 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Jefferson / Joseph Campau (EB) stop 456 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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