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I-275 Metro Trail

8.2 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 2 hr 46 min

I-275 Metro Trail is an 8.2-mile out-and-back near Grand View Acres, MI. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi797 – 906 ft8.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: I-275 Metro Trail 42.44028, -83.43519
Nearest town Grand View Acres, MI
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I-275 Metro Trail

8.2 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 2 hr 46 min

Elevation 797–906 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: I-275 Metro Trail · 42.44028, -83.43519

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:36 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on I-275 Metro Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 3.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 3.8 miBear left, heading S.
  5. 0.2 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/i-275-metro-trail-out-back-13-km-aa28

Trail surface

46% paved54% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:36 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~77 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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