Play Hill–Mud Lake, 3 sights
6.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Play Hill–Mud Lake, 3 sights is a 6.7-mile out-and-back near Walled Lake, MI. The route passes Mud Lake before reaching Play Hill at the turnaround, 3.4 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.
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Play Hill–Mud Lake, 3 sights
6.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Elevation 932–966 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.53561, -83.45818
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:35 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto M-5 Metro Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Michigan Air Line Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miPass Mud Lake.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftReach Play Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miBear left, heading E.
- 1.5 miSharp right onto M-5 Metro Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn 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 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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