I-275 Metro Trail
15.6 mi · ▲ 271 ft · 5 hr 20 min
I-275 Metro Trail is a 15.6-mile out-and-back near Grand View Acres, MI. It climbs 271 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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I-275 Metro Trail
15.6 mi · ▲ 271 ft · 5 hr 20 min
Elevation 704–906 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.39593, -83.43986
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 64°F / low 48° · precip 1% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto I-275 Metro Trail, heading NE.
- 2.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.7 miBear right, heading NE.
- 3.8 miReach I-275 Metro Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.8 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 2.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 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 6.8 mi in (~170 min). Leave by 4:23 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Phoenix Lake via I-275 Metro Trail 5 mi · ▲ 82 ft
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