M-5 to I-275 Metro Trail connector
4.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 27 min
M-5 to I-275 Metro Trail connector is a 4.3-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.
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M-5 to I-275 Metro Trail connector
4.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Elevation 899–965 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.52546, -83.46903
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 63°F / low 47° · precip 1% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 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.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.6 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.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 250 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 0.2 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.
More from this trailhead
- M-5 to I-275 Metro Trail connector 4.6 mi · ▲ 31 ft
- M-5 to I-275 Metro Trail connector 4.3 mi · ▲ 31 ft
- Nature Trail via M-5 to I-275 Metro Trail connector 5.6 mi · ▲ 31 ft
- M-5 to I-275 Metro Trail connector 4 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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