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Maple Glen Park

Lakes Community Trail

4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Lakes Community Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Maple Glen Park near Oakley Park, MI. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi915 – 981 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.56607, -83.48596
Nearest town Oakley Park, MI
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Lakes Community Trail

4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 916–982 ft

Out & Back · Maple Glen Park

Trailhead: 42.56607, -83.48596

Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 63°F / low 57° · precip 46% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:37 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftSharp left onto MTB Trail (Hairpin Alley), heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto MTB Trail (Todd's Way), heading S.
  5. 250 ftBear right onto MTB Trail (Trenches), heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear right onto MTB Trail (Todd's Way), heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Lakes Community Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  9. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  12. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  20. 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
  21. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  22. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  23. 0.3 miTurn left onto MTB Trail (Todd's Way), heading NE.
  24. 50 ftBear left onto MTB Trail (Trenches), heading NE.
  25. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto MTB Trail (Todd's Way), heading NE.
  27. 250 ftTurn right onto MTB Trail (Hairpin Alley), heading NE.
  28. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  29. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lakes-community-trail-out-back-7-km-bbb5

Trail surface

60% paved9% gravel6% dirt25% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 63°F57°
Precip46%Wind9 mphUV2Humidity87%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°55° 12 AM: 5% rain1 AM: 4% rain2 AM: 8% rain3 AM: 7% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 4% rain6 AM: 3% rain7 AM: 4% rain8 AM: 10% rain9 AM: 30% rain10 AM: 26% rain11 AM: 46% rain12 PM: 43% rain1 PM: 34% rain2 PM: 41% rain3 PM: 30% rain4 PM: 17% rain5 PM: 4% rain6 PM: 3% rain7 PM: 3% rain8 PM: 1% rain9 PM: 1% rain10 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 7:20 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:37 PM
Mon 60°49°
Tue 67°44°
Wed 60°55°
Thu 70°56°
Fri 71°51°
Sat 73°52°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 7:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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