Thorofare Canal–Groh Bike Path West, 4 sights
8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 40 min
Thorofare Canal–Groh Bike Path West, 4 sights is an 8-mile out-and-back in Manchester Woods near Gibraltar, MI. The route reaches Thorofare Canal. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Thorofare Canal–Groh Bike Path West, 4 sights
8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 40 min
Elevation 573–599 ft
Out & Back · Manchester Woods
Trailhead: Midway Avenue · 42.10760, -83.16563
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:35 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Midway Avenue, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Groh Bike Path West, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Meridian Bike Path East Side Lower, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1 miPass Thorofare Canal.
- 350 ftBear right onto Meridan Bike Path West Side, heading N.
- 1.8 miReach Thorofare Canal, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miBear left onto Meridian Bike Path East Side Lower, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right onto Groh Bike Path West, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Midway Avenue, 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 1.3 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Midway Avenue Trailhead
- Groh Bike Path East & Groh Bike Path West 1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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