Rouge River Sprague Branch
7.8 mi · ▲ 188 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Rouge River Sprague Branch is a 7.8-mile out-and-back in Firefighters Park near Charing Cross, MI. The route reaches Rouge River Sprague Branch at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 188 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Rouge River Sprague Branch
7.8 mi · ▲ 188 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Elevation 762–900 ft
Out & Back · Firefighters Park
Trailhead: 42.56984, -83.20722
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
- 2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.1 miPass Rouge River Sprague Branch.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 200 ftReach Rouge River Sprague Branch, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 500 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM — 12 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Clinton River Trail 14.9 mi · ▲ 328 ft
- Clinton River Trail 14.6 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Clinton River Trail connector 10.5 mi · ▲ 274 ft
- Clinton River Trail connector 10.2 mi · ▲ 111 ft
- Clinton River Trail 11.7 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- Clinton River Trail connector 10.6 mi · ▲ 189 ft
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