Boat House & Dock & Trapper's Run
2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 54 min
Boat House & Dock & Trapper's Run is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Erie Metropark near Cherry Island, MI. The route reaches Boat House & Dock. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Boat House & Dock & Trapper's Run
2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 54 min
Elevation 575–581 ft
Out & Back · Lake Erie Metropark
Trailhead: 42.07008, -83.19370
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:35 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Boat House & Dock.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Trapper's Run, heading N.
- 0.9 miReach Boat House & Dock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM — 9 min before dark.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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