Lake Erie Metropark

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.

Elevation

0 mi571 – 584 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rockwood Drive 42.05714, -83.19067
Nearest town Maple Beach, MI

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Rockwood Drive, heading SE.
  2. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  3. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  4. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 350 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  8. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  15. 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
  16. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  19. 0.6 miSharp right, heading S.
  20. 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 surface

82% paved18% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:35 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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