AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Detroit Riverwalk

2.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 55 min

Detroit Riverwalk is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Detroit, MI. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi574 – 604 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.32405, -83.05336
Nearest town Detroit, MI
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Detroit Riverwalk

2.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 55 min

Elevation 574–604 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.32405, -83.05336

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

Transit-accessible: Water Square stop 146 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Detroit Riverwalk, heading E.
  4. 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  14. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 450 ftBear right, heading W.
  23. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  24. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  25. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  26. 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  28. 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/detroit-riverwalk-out-back-4-km-59b2

Trail surface

75% paved25% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:33 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Water Square stop 146 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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