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Van Buren Park

Norfolk Southern Railway Holding–Ypsilanti Township Property, 4 groves

6.1 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Norfolk Southern Railway Holding–Ypsilanti Township Property, 4 groves is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Van Buren Park near Rawsonville, MI. The route passes Norfolk Southern Railway Holding and Ypsilanti Township Property before reaching Belleville Lake at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 30 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi679 – 728 ft7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.23095, -83.56335
Nearest town Rawsonville, MI
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Norfolk Southern Railway Holding–Ypsilanti Township Property, 4 groves

6.1 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Elevation 679–729 ft

Out & Back · Van Buren Park

Trailhead: 42.23095, -83.56335

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 1.1 miTurn left onto B2B Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.6 miPass Norfolk Southern Railway Holding.
  4. 0.1 miPass Ypsilanti Township Property.
  5. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  8. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  12. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right onto Van Buren Park, heading E.
  18. 350 ftPass Belleville Lake.
  19. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  20. 300 ftBear right, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  22. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  23. 50 ftReach Norfolk Southern Railway Holding, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  27. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  28. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  31. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  32. 400 ftBear right, heading S.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  34. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  35. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  36. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  37. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  38. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  39. 100 ftContinue straight onto B2B Trail, heading NW.
  40. 1.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  41. 0.9 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/norfolk-southern-railway-holding-ypsilanti-township-property-out-back-4-groves-10-km

Trail surface

61% paved5% dirt34% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:37 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 7:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM — 0 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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