Rockwood Drive
2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min
Rockwood Drive is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Erie Metropark near Maple Beach, MI. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Rockwood Drive
2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min
Elevation 572–583 ft
Out & Back · Lake Erie Metropark
Trailhead: Rockwood Drive · 42.05714, -83.19067
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:35 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rockwood Drive, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.5 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM — 2 min before dark.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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