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M-5 to I-275 Metro Viewpoint via M-5 to I-275 Metro Trail connector

2.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 43 min

M-5 to I-275 Metro Viewpoint via M-5 to I-275 Metro Trail connector is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near Novi, MI. The route reaches M-5 to I-275 Metro Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi909 – 955 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.49529, -83.47605
Nearest town Novi, MI
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M-5 to I-275 Metro Viewpoint via M-5 to I-275 Metro Trail connector

2.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 43 min

Elevation 907–954 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.49529, -83.47605

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:35 PM

Transit-accessible: 12 Mile / Novi (EB) stop 20 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.9 miTurn left onto M-5 to I-275 Metro Trail connector, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miReach M-5 to I-275 Metro Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.9 miArrive 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-viewpoint-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

6% paved94% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:35 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM — 0 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 12 Mile / Novi (EB) stop 20 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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