Drake Sports Park Viewpoint via West Bloomfield Trail
7.6 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 2 hr 35 min
Drake Sports Park Viewpoint via West Bloomfield Trail is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Drake Sports Park near Westacres, MI. The route reaches Drake Sports Park Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Drake Sports Park Viewpoint via West Bloomfield Trail
7.6 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 2 hr 35 min
Elevation 946–1,012 ft
Out & Back · Drake Sports Park
Trailhead: 42.56922, -83.43989
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:35 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto West Bloomfield Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Pebble Creek Ravine Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftReach Drake Sports Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto West Bloomfield Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading W.
- 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 surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~74 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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