Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge
Downriver Linked Greenways
4.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Downriver Linked Greenways is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge near Gibraltar, 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.
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Downriver Linked Greenways
4.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 573–589 ft
Out & Back · Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge
Trailhead: 42.11648, -83.18622
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:35 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Downriver Linked Greenways, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Downriver Linked Greenways, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 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 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM — 1 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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