AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Shearer Drive

9 mi · ▲ 297 ft · 3 hr 9 min

Shearer Drive is a 9-mile out-and-back near Northville, MI. It climbs 297 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi758 – 902 ft10.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.40813, -83.49376
Nearest town Northville, MI
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Shearer Drive

9 mi · ▲ 297 ft · 3 hr 9 min

Elevation 760–903 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.40813, -83.49376

Weather Sep 21: Overcast, high 60°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:35 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  4. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.6 miSharp right, heading N.
  10. 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  12. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  13. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  17. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  18. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  19. 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
  20. 0.2 miSharp right onto Shearer Drive, heading SE.
  21. 0.5 miReach Shearer Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 0.5 miSharp left, heading E.
  23. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  24. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  25. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  26. 400 ftSharp left, heading N.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  28. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  29. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  30. 450 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  31. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  33. 0.9 miSharp left, heading N.
  34. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  35. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  36. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  37. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  38. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  39. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  40. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  41. 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/shearer-drive-out-back-14-km

Trail surface

27% paved11% dirt62% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 60°F51°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV4Humidity79%
Rained 0.5″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 7:21 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:35 PM
Tue 64°47°
Wed 67°53° 17%
Thu 70°56°
Fri 72°53°
Sat 75°54°
Sun 72°55°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM — 1 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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