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Maple Glen Park

Stuart Lake & MTB Trail (Spincycle) via Lakes Community Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Stuart Lake & MTB Trail (Spincycle) via Lakes Community Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Maple Glen Park near Glengary, MI. The route reaches Stuart Lake at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi915 – 938 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.55470, -83.51372
Nearest town Glengary, MI
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Stuart Lake & MTB Trail (Spincycle) via Lakes Community Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 915–938 ft

Out & Back · Maple Glen Park

Trailhead: 42.55470, -83.51372

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Lakes Community Trail, heading E.
  5. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  9. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  10. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left onto MTB Trail (Todd's Way), heading E.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto MTB Trail (Trenches), heading E.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto MTB Trail (Todd's Way), heading E.
  16. 250 ftTurn right onto MTB Trail (Hairpin Alley), heading N.
  17. 150 ftBear right onto MTB Trail (Spincycle), heading N.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  19. 150 ftBear right onto MTB Trail (Stolen Bridge), heading N.
  20. 150 ftReach Stuart Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  22. 100 ftContinue straight onto MTB Trail (Spincycle), heading E.
  23. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  24. 150 ftContinue straight onto MTB Trail (Hairpin Alley), heading NE.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto MTB Trail (Todd's Way), heading N.
  27. 250 ftBear right onto MTB Trail (Trenches), heading N.
  28. 50 ftBear right onto MTB Trail (Todd's Way), heading N.
  29. 50 ftTurn right onto Lakes Community Trail, heading NE.
  30. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  31. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  32. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  33. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  34. 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
  35. 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  37. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  38. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  39. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  40. 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-trail-the-original-mile-out-back

Trail surface

52% paved10% dirt9% gravel29% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:37 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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