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Oakwoods Metropark

Oakwoods Metro Park Path

3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Oakwoods Metro Park Path is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Oakwoods Metropark near Waltz, MI. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi600 – 614 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Orange Trail / Blue Trail 42.10616, -83.34554
Nearest town Waltz, MI
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Oakwoods Metro Park Path

3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 600–613 ft

Out & Back · Oakwoods Metropark

Trailhead: Orange Trail / Blue Trail · 42.10616, -83.34554

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:36 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Orange Trail / Blue Trail, heading NW.
  2. 100 ftSharp left onto Oakwoods Metro Park Path, heading S.
  3. 1.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 1.5 miSharp right onto Orange Trail / Blue Trail, heading N.
  5. 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/oakwoods-metro-park-path-out-back-5-km-e471

Trail surface

99% paved1% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:36 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:14 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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