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Hines Parkway

Phoenix Lake via I-275 Metro Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 52 min

Phoenix Lake via I-275 Metro Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Hines Parkway near Plymouth, MI. The route reaches Phoenix Lake at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi715 – 764 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.38748, -83.44403
Nearest town Plymouth, MI
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Phoenix Lake via I-275 Metro Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 52 min

Elevation 717–764 ft

Out & Back · Hines Parkway

Trailhead: 42.38748, -83.44403

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto I-275 Metro Trail, heading W.
  3. 1.2 miReach Phoenix Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  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/phoenix-lake-out-back-4-km-0cf4

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:36 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:16 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:36 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:05 PM.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Plymouth, Michigan