Lake Erie Metropark Connector & Long Bark Nature Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Oakwoods Metropark near Flat Rock, MI. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi581 – 610 ft4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.09463, -83.29553
Nearest town Flat Rock, MI
Directions
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Lake Erie Metropark Connector & Long Bark Nature Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Elevation 581–610 ft
Out & Back · Oakwoods Metropark
Trailhead: 42.09463, -83.29553
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:36 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Huroc Park Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Lake Erie Metropark Connector, heading W.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Oakwoods Metro Park Path, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Long Bark Nature Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftReach Lake Erie Metropark Connector, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear right onto Oakwoods Metro Park Path, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Lake Erie Metropark Connector, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Huroc Park Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
92% paved4% gravel2% grass2% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:36 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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