AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

M-5 to I-275 Metro Trail connector

4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 21 min

M-5 to I-275 Metro Trail connector is a 4-mile out-and-back near Walled Lake, MI. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi912 – 965 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.52546, -83.46903
Nearest town Walled Lake, MI
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M-5 to I-275 Metro Trail connector

4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 913–965 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.52546, -83.46903

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 0.4 miContinue straight onto M-5 to I-275 Metro Trail connector, heading E.
  11. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  18. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  19. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  21. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  22. 250 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/m-5-to-i-275-metro-trail-connector-out-back-7-km-af65

Trail surface

89% paved11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:22 AMSunset 7:33 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM — 8 min before dark.

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