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Lower Rouge Parkway

Abandoned Morton-Taylor Road & Lower Rouge Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Abandoned Morton-Taylor Road & Lower Rouge Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Lower Rouge Parkway near Sheldon, MI. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi656 – 676 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lower Rouge Trail 42.27929, -83.44699
Nearest town Sheldon, MI
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Abandoned Morton-Taylor Road & Lower Rouge Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Elevation 655–675 ft

Out & Back · Lower Rouge Parkway

Trailhead: Lower Rouge Trail · 42.27929, -83.44699

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:36 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lower Rouge Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.6 miContinue straight onto East Loop Trail, heading W.
  3. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  4. 450 ftBear left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  6. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 150 ftTurn right onto River Edge Foot Path, heading NW.
  8. 400 ftContinue straight onto Abandoned Morton-Taylor Road, heading NW.
  9. 100 ftTurn right onto Lower Rouge Trail, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Abandoned Morton-Taylor Road, heading NW.
  11. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miReach Lower Rouge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  14. 100 ftTurn right onto Lower Rouge Trail, heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn left onto Abandoned Morton-Taylor Road, heading N.
  16. 100 ftContinue straight onto River Edge Foot Path, heading N.
  17. 350 ftTurn left onto East Loop Trail, heading S.
  18. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  19. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  20. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  21. 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
  22. 200 ftContinue straight onto Lower Rouge Trail, heading S.
  23. 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/abandoned-morton-taylor-road-lower-rouge-trail-out-back-4-km-688b

Trail surface

75% gravel25% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:36 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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