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Lake Erie Metropark

Riley Creek Overlook via Downriver Linked Greenways

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Riley Creek Overlook via Downriver Linked Greenways is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Erie Metropark near Cherry Island, MI. The route reaches Riley Creek Overlook. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi574 – 584 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.08579, -83.20942
Nearest town Cherry Island, MI
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Riley Creek Overlook via Downriver Linked Greenways

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Elevation 575–585 ft

Out & Back · Lake Erie Metropark

Trailhead: 42.08579, -83.20942

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Downriver Linked Greenways, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miPass Riley Creek Overlook.
  8. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miReach Riley Creek Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  12. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  14. 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-4-km-a906

Trail surface

55% paved12% dirt33% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:34 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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