Michigan Air Line Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Michigan Air Line Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Gunnar Mettala Park near Walled Lake, MI. 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
Getting there
Directions
Michigan Air Line Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 922–960 ft
Out & Back · Gunnar Mettala Park
Trailhead: Michigan Air Line Trail · 42.53676, -83.49227
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:37 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Michigan Air Line Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Michigan Air Line Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Michigan Air Line Trail Trailhead
- Log Tipi–West Bloomfield Viewpoint, 8 sights 15.6 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Michigan Air Line Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Michigan Air Line Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Walled Lake, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Walled Lake, Michigan