Inwood Lake–Inwood Hiking Trails, 4 sights
3.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Inwood Lake–Inwood Hiking Trails, 4 sights is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Stony Creek Metropark near Clifton Mill, MI. The route reaches Inwood Lake at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Inwood Lake–Inwood Hiking Trails, 4 sights
3.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 825–863 ft
Out & Back · Stony Creek Metropark
Trailhead: Inwood Rustic Trails (Orange/Blue/Pink Trails) · 42.76376, -83.08041
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Inwood Rustic Trails (Orange/Blue/Pink Trails), heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Inwood Rustic Trails (Orange Trail), heading NW.
- 0.8 miPass Inwood Lake.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Inwood Hiking Trails, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftReach Inwood Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Inwood Rustic Trails (Orange Trail), heading W.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Inwood Rustic Trails (Orange/Blue/Pink Trails), heading SE.
- 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.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:13 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:33 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:02 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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