C2 Loop & C2-Loop via West Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 1 hr 17 min
C2 Loop & C2-Loop via West Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Kensington Metropark near Green Oak, MI. It is mostly level, with 169 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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C2 Loop & C2-Loop via West Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 916–1,039 ft
Out & Back · Kensington Metropark
Trailhead: 42.53325, -83.67953
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:36 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto C2-Loop, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto West Trail, heading E.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto C2-Loop, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto C2 Loop, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto A-Loop, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto C2 Loop, heading SE.
- 150 ftReach C2-Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left onto A-Loop, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto C2 Loop, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto C2-Loop, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto West Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto C2-Loop, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 500 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 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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