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Borden Park

Borden Park entrance road

11.4 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 3 hr 50 min

Borden Park entrance road is an 11.4-mile out-and-back in Borden Park near Big Beaver, MI. It is mostly level, with 79 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi640 – 738 ft13.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.57527, -83.08943
Nearest town Big Beaver, MI
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Borden Park entrance road

11.4 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 3 hr 50 min

Elevation 639–738 ft

Out & Back · Borden Park

Trailhead: 42.57527, -83.08943

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Transit-accessible: Dequindre / 17 Mile NS (NB) stop 227 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 1.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  16. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  21. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  23. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  25. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  26. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  27. 250 ftTurn left onto Borden Park entrance road, heading N.
  28. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  29. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  30. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  31. 350 ftReach Borden Park entrance road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  32. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  33. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  35. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  36. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  37. 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
  38. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  39. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  40. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  41. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  42. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  43. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  44. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  45. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  46. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  47. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  48. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  49. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  50. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  51. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  52. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  53. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  54. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  55. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  56. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  57. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  58. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  59. 1.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  60. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  61. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/borden-park-entrance-road-out-back

Trail surface

70% paved30% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Dequindre / 17 Mile NS (NB) stop 227 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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