Phoenix Lake via I-275 Metro Trail
5 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Phoenix Lake via I-275 Metro Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Hines Parkway near Grand View Acres, MI. The route reaches Phoenix Lake at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Phoenix Lake via I-275 Metro Trail
5 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 707–764 ft
Out & Back · Hines Parkway
Trailhead: 42.39593, -83.43986
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 64°F / low 48° · precip 1% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto I-275 Metro Trail, heading S.
- 2.1 miReach Phoenix Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- I-275 Metro Trail 15.6 mi · ▲ 271 ft
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