AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Borden Park

Bunker Hill

12.5 mi · ▲ 207 ft · 4 hr 16 min

Bunker Hill is a 12.5-mile out-and-back in Borden Park near Big Beaver, MI. It is mostly level, with 207 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi643 – 801 ft · steepest grade: 15%15.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.59297, -83.09217
Nearest town Big Beaver, MI
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Directions

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Bunker Hill

12.5 mi · ▲ 207 ft · 4 hr 16 min

Elevation 642–799 ft

Out & Back · Borden Park

Trailhead: 42.59297, -83.09217

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

Transit-accessible: Dequindre / Long Lake (SB) stop 181 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 1.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  15. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  20. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  25. 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  27. 1.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  29. 150 ftContinue straight onto Bunker Hill, heading N.
  30. 150 ftTurn left onto Bunker Hill Bypass, heading N.
  31. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  32. 50 ftTurn right onto Bunker Hill, heading N.
  33. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  35. 1.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  36. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  37. 1.1 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. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  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 ftArrive 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/bunker-hill-out-back-20-km-a4f8

Trail surface

61% paved39% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Dequindre / Long Lake (SB) stop 181 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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