East Trail & West Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 172 ft · 1 hr 7 min
East Trail & West Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Kensington Metropark near Milford, MI. It is mostly level, with 172 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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East Trail & West Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 172 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 886–1,010 ft
Out & Back · Kensington Metropark
Trailhead: 42.56290, -83.60807
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:37 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right onto Kensington-Proud Lake Connector, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto East Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Kensington-Proud Lake Connector, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto East Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Kensington-Proud Lake Connector, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto East Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Milford Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto South Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left onto East Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Milford Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right onto West Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach East Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Milford Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto East Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left onto South Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Milford Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto East Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Kensington-Proud Lake Connector, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto East Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Kensington-Proud Lake Connector, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 7:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM — 7 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Kensington Metropark Beach–Kensington-Proud Lake Connector, 4 sights 6.4 mi · ▲ 310 ft
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