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Leslie Park

Black Pond Woods Nature Area–Dhu Varren Woods Nature Area, 3 groves

2 mi · ▲ 187 ft · 46 min

Black Pond Woods Nature Area–Dhu Varren Woods Nature Area, 3 groves is a 2-mile out-and-back in Leslie Park near Ann Arbor, MI. The route passes Black Pond and Black Pond Woods Nature Area before reaching Dhu Varren Woods Nature Area at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 187 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi843 – 948 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.30662, -83.73112
Nearest town Ann Arbor, MI
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Black Pond Woods Nature Area–Dhu Varren Woods Nature Area, 3 groves

2 mi · ▲ 187 ft · 46 min

Elevation 843–949 ft

Out & Back · Leslie Park

Trailhead: 42.30662, -83.73112

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:36 PM

Transit-accessible: Pontiac + Arrowwood stop 340 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Black Pond.
  3. 50 ftPass Black Pond Woods Nature Area.
  4. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  12. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miPass Dhu Varren Woods Nature Area.
  14. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  17. 350 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftReach Black Pond Woods Nature Area, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  22. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  23. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  24. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  25. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  26. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  27. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  28. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  29. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  31. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  32. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  33. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  34. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/black-pond-woods-nature-area-dhu-varren-woods-nature-area-out-back-3-groves

Trail surface

60% dirt1% paved39% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:22 AMSunset 7:36 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Pontiac + Arrowwood stop 340 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Ann Arbor, Michigan