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Settlers Park

MTB Rock Garden & Paved Trail via MTB Loop #2

1.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 39 min

MTB Rock Garden & Paved Trail via MTB Loop #2 is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Settlers Park near Hartland, MI. The route reaches MTB Rock Garden. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi948 – 988 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.63945, -83.74446
Nearest town Hartland, MI
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MTB Rock Garden & Paved Trail via MTB Loop #2

1.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 39 min

Elevation 947–988 ft

Out & Back · Settlers Park

Trailhead: 42.63945, -83.74446

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:36 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Paved Trail, heading SW.
  3. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  4. 100 ftTurn right onto MTB Loop #1, heading NW.
  5. 150 ftContinue straight onto Split Decision, heading N.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto MTB Loop #1, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto MTB Loop #2, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 300 ftPass MTB Rock Garden.
  13. 150 ftBear left onto Blame Tom, heading N.
  14. 50 ftBear right onto MTB Loop #2, heading N.
  15. 250 ftBear left onto Paved Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  18. 450 ftReach MTB Rock Garden, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  20. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  21. 0.3 miBear right onto MTB Loop #2, heading W.
  22. 300 ftBear left onto Blame Tom, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftBear right onto MTB Loop #2, heading SW.
  24. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto MTB Loop #1, heading NE.
  28. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  30. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Split Decision, heading E.
  31. 50 ftContinue straight onto MTB Loop #1, heading E.
  32. 150 ftTurn left onto Paved Trail, heading E.
  33. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  34. 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/mtb-rock-garden-out-back

Trail surface

39% paved61% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:22 AMSunset 7:36 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Hartland, Michigan