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Wixom Habitat

Michigan Air Line Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Michigan Air Line Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Wixom Habitat near Wixom, MI. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi909 – 961 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

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

3.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 910–960 ft

Out & Back · Wixom Habitat

Trailhead: 42.54593, -83.53729

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:35 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. 0.3 miTurn left onto Michigan Air Line Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.5 miSharp right onto St. Matthews Fitness & Serenity Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miSharp left onto Michigan Air Line Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  13. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  14. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  17. 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-6-km-3392

Trail surface

88% paved12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:35 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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