Kensington Sunset Point via Kensington Connector Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 48 min
Kensington Sunset Point via Kensington Connector Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Kensington Metropark near New Hudson, MI. The route reaches Kensington Sunset Point at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Kensington Sunset Point via Kensington Connector Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 48 min
Elevation 913–1,038 ft
Out & Back · Kensington Metropark
Trailhead: 42.51540, -83.65093
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:37 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Kensington Connector Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Kensington Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 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 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 7:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM — 3 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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