Rouge River Sprague Branch
7.4 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 2 hr 34 min
Rouge River Sprague Branch is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Firefighters Park near Bloomfield Hills, MI. The route reaches Rouge River Sprague Branch at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 189 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
7.4 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 2 hr 34 min
Elevation 798–916 ft
Out & Back · Firefighters Park
Trailhead: 42.59895, -83.24756
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.2 miPass Rouge River Sprague Branch.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 500 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Rouge River Sprague Branch, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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