West Bloomfield Trail
7.9 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 2 hr 41 min
West Bloomfield Trail is a 7.9-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.
Elevation
0 mi945 – 1,014 ft9.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.56976, -83.43820
Nearest town Westacres, MI
Directions
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West Bloomfield Trail
7.9 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 2 hr 41 min
Elevation 946–1,012 ft
Out & Back · Drake Sports Park
Trailhead: 42.56976, -83.43820
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 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.
- 100 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 NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 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 W.
- 0.5 miArrive 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% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:22 AMSunset 7:33 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~73 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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 8 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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