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Drake Sports Park

Drake Sports Park Viewpoint via Pebble Creek Ravine Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Drake Sports Park Viewpoint via Pebble Creek Ravine Trail 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, 2.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 190 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi948 – 1,014 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.55754, -83.36784
Nearest town Orchard Lake, MI
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Directions

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Drake Sports Park Viewpoint via Pebble Creek Ravine Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 949–1,012 ft

Out & Back · Drake Sports Park

Trailhead: 42.55754, -83.36784

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

Transit-accessible: Orchard Lake / Walnut Lake (SB) stop 531 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.6 miTurn left onto Pebble Creek Ravine Trail, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 50 ftReach Drake Sports Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  22. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  24. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  25. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  28. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  30. 1 miTurn left, heading E.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  32. 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/drake-sports-park-viewpoint-out-back-9-km

Weather

Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:34 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Orchard Lake / Walnut Lake (SB) stop 531 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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