Boat House & Dock & Trapper's Run
5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Boat House & Dock & Trapper's Run is a 5-mile out-and-back in Lake Erie Metropark near Maple Beach, MI. The route reaches Boat House & Dock. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Boat House & Dock & Trapper's Run
5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 572–583 ft
Out & Back · Lake Erie Metropark
Trailhead: 42.05328, -83.18951
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:35 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Boat House & Dock.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Trapper's Run, heading NW.
- 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 SE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 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 (~2 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM — 11 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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