West Bloomfield Trail
8 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 2 hr 43 min
West Bloomfield Trail is an 8-mile out-and-back in Drake Sports Park near Westacres, MI. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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West Bloomfield Trail
8 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 2 hr 43 min
Elevation 946–1,012 ft
Out & Back · Drake Sports Park
Trailhead: 42.56922, -83.43989
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto West Bloomfield Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Pebble Creek Ravine Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto West Bloomfield Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading W.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~75 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- West Bloomfield Viewpoint–Vernal Ponds, 7 sights 11.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- West Bloomfield Trail 8.2 mi · ▲ 112 ft
- West Bloomfield Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Harris Lake via West Bloomfield Trail 11.2 mi · ▲ 164 ft
- Drake Sports Park Viewpoint via West Bloomfield Trail 7.6 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Middle Straits Lake & Cebia Beach 3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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