East Loop Trail via Lower Rouge Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min
East Loop Trail via Lower Rouge Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Lower Rouge Parkway near Sheldon, 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.
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East Loop Trail via Lower Rouge Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min
Elevation 655–674 ft
Out & Back · Lower Rouge Parkway
Trailhead: Lower Rouge Trail · 42.27929, -83.44699
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:36 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Lower Rouge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto East Loop Trail, heading W.
- 200 ftBear left, heading W.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left onto Abandoned Morton-Taylor Road, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto South Loop Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach East Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Abandoned Morton-Taylor Road, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto East Loop Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Lower Rouge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Lower Rouge Trail Trailhead
- Abandoned Morton-Taylor Road & Lower Rouge Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Buckshaver Trail via Lower Rouge Trail 2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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