Long Bark Nature Trail–Oakwoods Metro Park Path, 3 sights is a 7.8-mile out-and-back in Oakwoods Metropark near Willow, MI. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi600 – 627 ft8.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Flint Wood Road 42.12002, -83.36792
Nearest town Willow, MI
Directions
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Long Bark Nature Trail–Oakwoods Metro Park Path, 3 sights
7.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 36 min
Elevation 600–627 ft
Out & Back · Oakwoods Metropark
Trailhead: Flint Wood Road · 42.12002, -83.36792
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Flint Wood Road, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Willow Metro Park Path, heading E.
- 3.4 miContinue straight onto Oakwoods Metro Park Path, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Long Bark Nature Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftReach Willow Metro Park Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 300 ftBear right onto Oakwoods Metro Park Path, heading SE.
- 3.2 miTurn left onto Willow Metro Park Path, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Flint Wood Road, 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.
Trail surface
97% paved2% gravel1% grass
Weather
Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:34 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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