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Manly Bennett Memorial Park

Manly Bennett Memorial Park Viewpoint via Lakelands Trail State Park

3.8 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Manly Bennett Memorial Park Viewpoint via Lakelands Trail State Park is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Manly Bennett Memorial Park near Hamburg, MI. The route reaches Manly Bennett Memorial Park Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi853 – 886 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lakelands Trail State Park 42.44776, -83.80168
Nearest town Hamburg, MI
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Manly Bennett Memorial Park Viewpoint via Lakelands Trail State Park

3.8 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 852–886 ft

Out & Back · Manly Bennett Memorial Park

Trailhead: Lakelands Trail State Park · 42.44776, -83.80168

Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 62°F / low 57° · precip 60% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:38 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lakelands Trail State Park, heading W.
  2. 1.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 350 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miReach Manly Bennett Memorial Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  8. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 1.3 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/manly-bennett-memorial-park-viewpoint-manly-bennett-memorial-park-viewpoint-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

70% paved30% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 62°F57°
Precip60%Wind6 mphUV3Humidity88%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday (0.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 5% rain1 AM: 10% rain2 AM: 15% rain3 AM: 10% rain4 AM: 9% rain5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 3% rain7 AM: 5% rain8 AM: 28% rain9 AM: 37% rain10 AM: 43% rain11 AM: 60% rain12 PM: 49% rain1 PM: 53% rain2 PM: 47% rain3 PM: 38% rain4 PM: 20% rain5 PM: 11% rain6 PM: 12% rain7 PM: 11% rain8 PM: 6% rain9 PM: 2% rain10 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 7:21 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:38 PM
Mon 61°49°
Tue 67°45°
Wed 59°55°
Thu 71°52°
Fri 71°48°
Sat 72°47°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:18 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:38 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:06 PM.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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