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Oakwoods Metropark

Oakwoods Metro Park Path

4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Oakwoods Metro Park Path is a 4.6-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 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi600 – 614 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.10042, -83.35250
Nearest town Waltz, MI
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Oakwoods Metro Park Path

4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 600–614 ft

Out & Back · Oakwoods Metropark

Trailhead: 42.10042, -83.35250

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miSharp right onto Oakwoods Metro Park Path, heading SE.
  3. 1.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 1.9 miSharp left, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 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/oakwoods-metro-park-path-out-back-7-km-0152

Trail surface

84% paved16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:34 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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