AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Hines Parkway

Beech Trail

6.2 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Beech Trail is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Hines Parkway near Northville, MI. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi791 – 906 ft6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.40437, -83.50695
Nearest town Northville, MI
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Beech Trail

6.2 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Elevation 790–905 ft

Out & Back · Hines Parkway

Trailhead: 42.40437, -83.50695

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:35 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftSharp left, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  10. 0.6 miSharp right, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miSharp left onto Beech Trail, heading SE.
  12. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 350 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  14. 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  15. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  16. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  17. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  20. 450 ftBear right, heading W.
  21. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  23. 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/beech-trail-out-back-10-km-599a

Trail surface

38% paved2% dirt60% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:35 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM — 3 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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