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Willow Metropark

Washago Pond & Willow Hike-Bike Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Washago Pond & Willow Hike-Bike Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Willow Metropark near Waltz, MI. The route reaches Washago Pond at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi604 – 630 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Orange Trail / Blue Trail 42.10616, -83.34554
Nearest town Waltz, MI
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Washago Pond & Willow Hike-Bike Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 605–629 ft

Out & Back · Willow Metropark

Trailhead: Orange Trail / Blue Trail · 42.10616, -83.34554

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:36 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Orange Trail / Blue Trail, heading NW.
  2. 100 ftContinue straight onto Oakwoods Metro Park Path, heading NW.
  3. 1.4 miTurn right onto Willow Hike-Bike Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miPass Washago Pond.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Washago Pond Road, heading W.
  8. 350 ftReach Washago Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 400 ftContinue straight onto Willow Hike-Bike Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 1 miTurn left onto Willow Metro Park Path, heading S.
  12. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Orange Trail / Blue Trail, heading NE.
  13. 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/washago-pond-washago-pond-out-back-3-lakes-9-km

Trail surface

77% paved22% gravel1% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:36 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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