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Ella Mae Power Park

Rose Walking Path

6.5 mi · ▲ 59 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Rose Walking Path is a 6.5-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 mi889 – 974 ft8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.46071, -83.48797
Nearest town Novi, MI
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Rose Walking Path

6.5 mi · ▲ 59 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Elevation 890–974 ft

Out & Back · Ella Mae Power Park

Trailhead: 42.46071, -83.48797

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 400 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  6. 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 1 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 1.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  15. 100 ftContinue straight onto Rose Walking Path, heading N.
  16. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  18. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  19. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  20. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  21. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  22. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  26. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  27. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  28. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  29. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  30. 1.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  31. 1 miTurn right, heading E.
  32. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  33. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  34. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  36. 250 ftSharp right, heading E.
  37. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  38. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  39. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  40. 250 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/rose-walking-path-out-back-10-km-28fd

Trail surface

64% paved4% gravel3% dirt2% boardwalk27% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:22 AMSunset 7:33 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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