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Oakwoods Metropark

Oakwoods Metro Park Path

4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Oakwoods Metro Park Path is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Oakwoods Metropark near Willow, MI. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi597 – 620 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Big Bend 42.12812, -83.36107
Nearest town Willow, MI
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Oakwoods Metro Park Path

4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 598–621 ft

Out & Back · Oakwoods Metropark

Trailhead: Big Bend · 42.12812, -83.36107

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Willow Hike-Bike Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left onto Willow Metro Park Path, heading SE.
  5. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Orange Trail / Blue Trail, heading SE.
  6. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 250 ftContinue straight onto Oakwoods Metro Park Path, heading NW.
  8. 1.4 miTurn right onto Willow Hike-Bike Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 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-7-km-e739

Trail surface

94% paved2% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:34 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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