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Lake Erie Metropark

Riley Creek Overlook via Downriver Linked Greenways

10.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 24 min

Riley Creek Overlook via Downriver Linked Greenways is a 10.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Erie Metropark near Flat Rock, MI. The route reaches Riley Creek Overlook at the turnaround, 5.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi574 – 607 ft11.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.09532, -83.27809
Nearest town Flat Rock, MI
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Riley Creek Overlook via Downriver Linked Greenways

10.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 24 min

Elevation 575–606 ft

Out & Back · Lake Erie Metropark

Trailhead: 42.09532, -83.27809

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:36 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  3. 150 ftBear left onto Downriver Linked Greenways, heading E.
  4. 1.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 2.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.3 miReach Riley Creek Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  20. 2.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  22. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  27. 1.6 miBear right, heading W.
  28. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  29. 50 ftArrive 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/riley-creek-overlook-out-back-17-km-24da

Trail surface

80% paved1% dirt19% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:36 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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