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Blue Trail–Orange Trail / Blue Trail, 4 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Oakwoods Metropark near Flat Rock, MI. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi594 – 617 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.10678, -83.31771
Nearest town Flat Rock, MI

Directions

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Blue Trail–Orange Trail / Blue Trail, 4 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 594–618 ft

Out & Back · Oakwoods Metropark

Trailhead: 42.10678, -83.31771

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:36 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left onto Orange Trail / Blue Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail / Red Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:36 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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