Willow Metropark

Crosscountry Skiing Trail

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Crosscountry Skiing Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Willow Metropark near Willow, MI. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi617 – 623 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Crosscountry Skiing Trail 42.12353, -83.37918
Nearest town Willow, MI

Directions

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Crosscountry Skiing Trail

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Elevation 616–623 ft

Out & Back · Willow Metropark

Trailhead: Crosscountry Skiing Trail · 42.12353, -83.37918

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Crosscountry Skiing Trail, heading N.
  2. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 50 ftReach Crosscountry Skiing Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  5. 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

98% dirt2% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:34 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:14 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:34 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:02 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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