Michigan Air Line Trail
3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Michigan Air Line Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Gunnar Mettala Park near Wixom, MI. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi922 – 961 ft3.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.52600, -83.51578
Nearest town Wixom, MI
Directions
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Michigan Air Line Trail
3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 922–960 ft
Out & Back · Gunnar Mettala Park
Trailhead: 42.52600, -83.51578
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:37 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Michigan Air Line Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
50% paved24% gravel26% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:37 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 7:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM — 4 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Chair–Bear Statue, 3 sights 6.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Michigan Air Line Trail 3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Mud Lake via Michigan Air Line Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Play Hill via Michigan Air Line Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Michigan Air Line Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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