Rose Walking Path

5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Rose Walking Path is a 5-mile out-and-back near Novi, MI. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi902 – 988 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.48203, -83.47649
Nearest town Novi, MI

Directions

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Rose Walking Path

5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 904–987 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.48203, -83.47649

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Paved exercise path, heading W.
  8. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 450 ftContinue straight onto Rose Walking Path, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miReach Rose Walking Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Paved exercise path, heading SE.
  14. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  16. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  18. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  20. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  21. 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

74% paved26% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:35 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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