Thorofare Canal & Meridian Bike Path East Side Lower

4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Thorofare Canal & Meridian Bike Path East Side Lower is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near Grosse Ile, 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.

Elevation

0 mi574 – 600 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.13095, -83.15815
Nearest town Grosse Ile, MI

Directions

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Thorofare Canal & Meridian Bike Path East Side Lower

4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 573–599 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.13095, -83.15815

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:35 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto Meridian Bike Path East Side Lower, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miPass Thorofare Canal.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto Meridan Bike Path West Side, heading N.
  5. 1.7 miReach Thorofare Canal, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.7 miBear left onto Meridian Bike Path East Side Lower, heading S.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 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 surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:35 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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