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Wixom Habitat

Michigan Air Line Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 54 min

Michigan Air Line Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Wixom Habitat near Wixom, MI. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi909 – 932 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.54593, -83.53729
Nearest town Wixom, MI
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Michigan Air Line Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 54 min

Elevation 910–933 ft

Out & Back · Wixom Habitat

Trailhead: 42.54593, -83.53729

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:37 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  7. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Michigan Air Line Trail, heading S.
  8. 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  10. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  11. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 50 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/michigan-air-line-trail-out-back-4-km-e160

Trail surface

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:37 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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