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Deland G Mercure Memorial Park

Downriver Linked Greenways

4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Downriver Linked Greenways is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Deland G Mercure Memorial Park near Cherry Island, MI. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi577 – 591 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Downriver Linked Greenways 42.08434, -83.21021
Nearest town Cherry Island, MI
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Downriver Linked Greenways

4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 577–590 ft

Out & Back · Deland G Mercure Memorial Park

Trailhead: Downriver Linked Greenways · 42.08434, -83.21021

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto Downriver Linked Greenways, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  6. 1.8 miBear left, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  12. 1.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 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/downriver-linked-greenways-out-back-8-km-df52

Trail surface

51% paved49% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:34 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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