Mud Lake & M-5 Metro Trail
4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Mud Lake & M-5 Metro Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back near Wolverine Lake, MI. The route reaches Mud Lake at the turnaround, 2 miles in. 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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Mud Lake & M-5 Metro Trail
4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 932–965 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.54118, -83.45025
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:35 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right onto M-5 Metro Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Michigan Air Line Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Mud Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 1.5 miSharp right onto M-5 Metro Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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 (~6 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM — 7 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Mud Lake–Oak Hills Basin, 4 lakes 13 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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