Monroe Loop Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Monroe Loop Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Munson Park near Patterson Gardens, 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.
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Monroe Loop Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 604–615 ft
Out & Back · Munson Park
Trailhead: Monroe Loop Trail · 41.93551, -83.46121
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:36 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Monroe Loop Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Monroe Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM — 8 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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