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Hines Parkway

Phoenix Lake via I-275 Metro Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Phoenix Lake via I-275 Metro Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Hines Parkway near Grand View Acres, MI. The route reaches Phoenix Lake at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi709 – 764 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.39596, -83.43560
Nearest town Grand View Acres, MI
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Phoenix Lake via I-275 Metro Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Elevation 707–764 ft

Out & Back · Hines Parkway

Trailhead: 42.39596, -83.43560

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right onto I-275 Metro Trail, heading SW.
  3. 2.1 miReach Phoenix Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  5. 0.1 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/phoenix-lake-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

93% paved7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:36 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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