M-5 to I-275 Metro Trail connector
3.6 mi · ▲ 31 ft · 1 hr 13 min
M-5 to I-275 Metro Trail connector is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near Walled Lake, MI. It is mostly level, with 31 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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M-5 to I-275 Metro Trail connector
3.6 mi · ▲ 31 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 913–965 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.52218, -83.46887
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto M-5 to I-275 Metro Trail connector, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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