Lake Erie Metropark Connector is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Oakwoods Metropark near Flat Rock, MI. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi581 – 610 ft4.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.09747, -83.29465
Nearest town Flat Rock, MI
Directions
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Lake Erie Metropark Connector
4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 582–610 ft
Out & Back · Oakwoods Metropark
Trailhead: 42.09747, -83.29465
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:36 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Downriver Linked Greenways, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Huroc Park Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Lake Erie Metropark Connector, heading S.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Oakwoods Metro Park Path, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 300 ftReach Lake Erie Metropark Connector, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Lake Erie Metropark Connector, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Huroc Park Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Downriver Linked Greenways, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 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
94% paved2% grass4% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:36 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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