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Detroit Riverwalk

2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min

Detroit Riverwalk is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Detroit, MI. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi574 – 587 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Detroit Riverwalk 42.34191, -83.00841
Nearest town Detroit, MI
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Detroit Riverwalk

2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min

Elevation 574–589 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Detroit Riverwalk · 42.34191, -83.00841

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Transit-accessible: Jefferson / Mt Elliott (EB) stop 220 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Detroit Riverwalk, heading SW.
  2. 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  15. 0.7 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/detroit-riverwalk-out-back-4-km-59fc

Trail surface

93% paved7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Jefferson / Mt Elliott (EB) stop 220 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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