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Stony Creek Metropark

Thorington Lake–Wetland Outlook, 5 sights

2 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 42 min

Thorington Lake–Wetland Outlook, 5 sights is a 2-mile out-and-back in Stony Creek Metropark near Clifton Mill, MI. The route passes Wetland Outlook before reaching Thorington Lake at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi820 – 863 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Inwood Rustic Trails (Orange/Blue/Pink Trails) 42.76376, -83.08041
Nearest town Clifton Mill, MI
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Thorington Lake–Wetland Outlook, 5 sights

2 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 42 min

Elevation 822–863 ft

Out & Back · Stony Creek Metropark

Trailhead: Inwood Rustic Trails (Orange/Blue/Pink Trails) · 42.76376, -83.08041

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:18 AM · sunset 7:35 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Inwood Rustic Trails (Orange/Blue/Pink Trails), heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Inwood Rustic Trails (Pink Trail) Seasonal, heading E.
  3. 350 ftBear left onto Inwood Rustic Trails (Pink Trail), heading NE.
  4. 350 ftPass Wetland Outlook.
  5. 0.3 miBear right onto Inwood Rustic Trails (Orange/Blue Trails), heading N.
  6. 0.1 miBear right onto Inwood Hiking Trails, heading E.
  7. 250 ftTurn right onto Inwood Rustic Trails (Blue Trail), heading E.
  8. 0.3 miReach Thorington Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left onto Inwood Hiking Trails, heading N.
  10. 200 ftBear left onto Inwood Rustic Trails (Orange/Blue Trails), heading N.
  11. 0.1 miBear left onto Inwood Rustic Trails (Pink Trail), heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miBear right onto Inwood Rustic Trails (Pink Trail) Seasonal, heading S.
  14. 300 ftTurn left onto Inwood Rustic Trails (Orange/Blue/Pink Trails), heading S.
  15. 0.1 miArrive 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/thorington-lake-wetland-outlook-out-back-5-sights

Weather

Sunrise 7:18 AMSunset 7:35 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:15 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:35 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:03 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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