Lower Rouge Parkway

East Loop Trail & ITC Corridor Trail

6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr

East Loop Trail & ITC Corridor Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back in Lower Rouge Parkway near Canton, MI. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi656 – 679 ft6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: ITC Corridor Trail 42.31066, -83.47758
Nearest town Canton, MI

Directions

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East Loop Trail & ITC Corridor Trail

6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 656–679 ft

Out & Back · Lower Rouge Parkway

Trailhead: ITC Corridor Trail · 42.31066, -83.47758

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:37 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on ITC Corridor Trail, heading E.
  2. 2.7 miTurn left onto Corridor Cutoff, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lower Rouge Trail, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto East Loop Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  7. 100 ftReach ITC Corridor Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lower Rouge Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Corridor Cutoff, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right onto ITC Corridor Trail, heading NW.
  12. 2.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

93% gravel6% dirt1% grass

Weather

Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:37 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 7:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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