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Detroit Riverwalk Viewpoint

2.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 53 min

Detroit Riverwalk Viewpoint is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Detroit, MI. The route reaches Detroit Riverwalk Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. 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 – 600 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

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

2.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 53 min

Elevation 574–602 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. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 50 ftReach Detroit Riverwalk Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  22. 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
  23. 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  24. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  25. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  26. 450 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-viewpoint-out-back

Trail surface

75% paved1% dirt24% 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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