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Play Garden–Habitat, 8 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Play Garden–Habitat, 8 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near Detroit, MI. The route passes Play Garden, Habitat, Gravel Bank and 3 more before reaching The Summit at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi574 – 604 ft7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Detroit Riverwalk 42.34191, -83.00841
Nearest town Detroit, MI
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Play Garden–Habitat, 8 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 574–604 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Detroit Riverwalk · 42.34191, -83.00841

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Transit-accessible: Jefferson / Mt Elliott (EB) stop 220 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Detroit Riverwalk, heading SW.
  2. 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 450 ftBear right, heading W.
  16. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  18. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  19. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  23. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  24. 400 ftPass Habitat.
  25. 50 ftPass Gravel Bank.
  26. 100 ftSharp right, heading W.
  27. 50 ftPass 10th Street Entrance.
  28. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  29. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  30. 50 ftPass Nature Walk Viewpoint.
  31. 100 ftPass The Bluff.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  33. 50 ftPass The Summit.
  34. 200 ftTurn left onto Nature Walk, heading SW.
  35. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Tree Promenade, heading W.
  36. 50 ftContinue straight onto Nature Walk, heading W.
  37. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  38. 100 ftReach Play Garden, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  39. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  40. 150 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Tree Promenade, heading W.
  41. 50 ftContinue straight onto Nature Walk, heading W.
  42. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  43. 100 ftContinue straight onto Detroit Riverwalk, heading W.
  44. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  45. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  46. 150 ftSharp left, heading W.
  47. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  48. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  49. 500 ftBear left, heading W.
  50. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  51. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  52. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  53. 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  54. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  55. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  56. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  57. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  58. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  59. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  60. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  61. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  62. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  63. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  64. 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
  65. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  66. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  67. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  68. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  69. 0.5 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/play-garden-habitat-out-back-8-sights-12-km

Trail surface

78% paved22% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Jefferson / Mt Elliott (EB) stop 220 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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