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Drake Sports Park

Drake Sports Park Viewpoint

5.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Drake Sports Park Viewpoint is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Drake Sports Park near Orchard Lake, MI. The route reaches Drake Sports Park Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi906 – 965 ft6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.55748, -83.36314
Nearest town Orchard Lake, MI
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Directions

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Drake Sports Park Viewpoint

5.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 907–966 ft

Out & Back · Drake Sports Park

Trailhead: 42.55748, -83.36314

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

Transit-accessible: Orchard Lake / Walnut Lake (SB) stop 153 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  18. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  21. 50 ftPass Drake Sports Park Viewpoint.
  22. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  23. 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
  24. 50 ftReach Drake Sports Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  25. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  26. 400 ftBear left, heading W.
  27. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  30. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  31. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  33. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  36. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  37. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  38. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  39. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  40. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  41. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  42. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  43. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  44. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  45. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  46. 0.4 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/drake-sports-park-viewpoint-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

3% paved97% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:34 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM — 0 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Orchard Lake / Walnut Lake (SB) stop 153 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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