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Stick Lean-To via West Bloomfield Trail

7.4 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 2 hr 32 min

Stick Lean-To via West Bloomfield Trail is a 7.4-mile out-and-back near North Farmington, MI. The route reaches Stick Lean-To at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi899 – 1,014 ft8.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.54022, -83.35965
Nearest town North Farmington, MI
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Directions

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Stick Lean-To via West Bloomfield Trail

7.4 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 2 hr 32 min

Elevation 900–1,012 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.54022, -83.35965

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

Transit-accessible: Orchard Lake / Five Guys (NB) stop 102 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left onto Pebble Creek Ravine Trail, heading N.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  18. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miPass Stick Lean-To.
  20. 150 ftSharp left onto West Bloomfield Trail, heading NW.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  22. 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
  23. 350 ftReach Stick Lean-To, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 350 ftSharp left, heading N.
  25. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  26. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  27. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  28. 0.6 miTurn left onto Pebble Creek Ravine Trail, heading S.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  30. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  32. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  34. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  37. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  38. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  39. 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  40. 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
  41. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  42. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
  43. 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/stick-lean-to-out-back-12-km

Trail surface

4% gravel3% paved93% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:33 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Orchard Lake / Five Guys (NB) stop 102 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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