Mud Lake via Michigan Air Line Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Mud Lake via Michigan Air Line Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Wixom, MI. The route reaches Mud Lake at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 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 via Michigan Air Line Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Elevation 932–960 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.52600, -83.51578
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:37 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Michigan Air Line Trail, heading E.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Mud Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miBear right, heading SW.
- 450 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 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Chair–Bear Statue, 3 sights 6.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Michigan Air Line Trail 3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Michigan Air Line Trail 3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Play Hill via Michigan Air Line Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Michigan Air Line Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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