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Michigan Avenue Connector

2.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 58 min

Michigan Avenue Connector is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near Pittsfield, 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 mi830 – 853 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.20211, -83.69270
Nearest town Pittsfield, MI
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Michigan Avenue Connector

2.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 58 min

Elevation 829–853 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.20211, -83.69270

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:37 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto Platt Road Greenway, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miBear left onto Michigan Avenue Connector, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.6 miReach Michigan Avenue Connector, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  8. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left onto Platt Road Greenway, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 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/michigan-avenue-connector-out-back-5-km-34eb

Trail surface

87% paved13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:37 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Pittsfield, Michigan