AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Downriver Linked Greenways

9.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 14 min

Downriver Linked Greenways is a 9.7-mile out-and-back near Cherry Island, 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

0 mi577 – 607 ft10.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Downriver Linked Greenways 42.08434, -83.21021
Nearest town Cherry Island, MI
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Downriver Linked Greenways

9.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 14 min

Elevation 577–606 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Downriver Linked Greenways · 42.08434, -83.21021

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Downriver Linked Greenways, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 2.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 1.6 miBear right, heading W.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  19. 0.4 miReach Downriver Linked Greenways, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  26. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  27. 1.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  28. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  29. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  32. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  33. 2.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  34. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  36. 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-bf7f

Trail surface

85% paved1% dirt14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:34 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~76 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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