Michigan Air Line Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 58 min
Michigan Air Line Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near Walled Lake, 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 mi932 – 955 ft3.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.53924, -83.47975
Nearest town Walled Lake, MI
Directions
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Michigan Air Line Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 58 min
Elevation 932–956 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.53924, -83.47975
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:37 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Michigan Air Line Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 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 surface
98% paved2% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:37 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM — 2 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Hole #8 Sunset Point–Norton Creek, 5 sights 15.5 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Norton Creek–Mud Lake, 3 lakes 10.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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- Lake Overlook–Mud Lake, 3 lakes 7.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Play Hill & Mud Lake via Michigan Air Line Trail 2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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