AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Rose Walking Path

5.3 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Rose Walking Path is a 5.3-mile out-and-back near Novi, MI. It is mostly level, with 30 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi922 – 974 ft6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.46479, -83.49234
Nearest town Novi, MI
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Rose Walking Path

5.3 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Elevation 921–974 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.46479, -83.49234

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 1 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 1.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rose Walking Path, heading W.
  13. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  15. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  22. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  23. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  24. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  25. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  26. 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  27. 1.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  28. 1 miTurn right, heading E.
  29. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  30. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  31. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  34. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/rose-walking-path-out-back-9-km-0d70

Trail surface

72% paved3% boardwalk25% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:35 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

More sunset hikes nearby

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

More from this trailhead

Hikes near Novi, Michigan