AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Munson Park

Monroe Loop Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Monroe Loop Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Munson Park near Patterson Gardens, MI. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi604 – 614 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Monroe Loop Trail 41.93551, -83.46121
Nearest town Patterson Gardens, MI
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Monroe Loop Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 54 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

  1. Start on Monroe Loop Trail, heading E.
  2. 1.4 miBear right, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 1.4 miReach Monroe Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/monroe-loop-trail-out-back-9-km

Trail surface

52% paved25% grass23% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:36 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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