AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Ella Mae Power Park

Rose Walking Path

6.2 mi · ▲ 59 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Rose Walking Path is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Ella Mae Power Park near Novi, MI. It is mostly level, with 59 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi899 – 974 ft7.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.45878, -83.48920
Nearest town Novi, MI
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Rose Walking Path

6.2 mi · ▲ 59 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Elevation 898–974 ft

Out & Back · Ella Mae Power Park

Trailhead: 42.45878, -83.48920

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:35 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 450 ftSharp left, heading W.
  7. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  9. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 1 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 1.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  15. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 100 ftContinue straight onto Rose Walking Path, heading N.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  19. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  20. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  22. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  23. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  26. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  27. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  28. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  29. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  30. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  31. 1.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  32. 1 miTurn right, heading E.
  33. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  34. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  35. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  36. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  37. 250 ftSharp right, heading E.
  38. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  39. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  40. 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
  41. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  42. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/rose-walking-path-out-back-10-km-11e6

Trail surface

67% paved3% boardwalk2% dirt28% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:35 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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