West Bloomfield Trail
8.3 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 2 hr 49 min
West Bloomfield Trail is an 8.3-mile out-and-back near North Farmington, MI. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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West Bloomfield Trail
8.3 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 2 hr 49 min
Elevation 906–992 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.53940, -83.36296
Weather Sep 23: sunrise 7:23 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Transit-accessible: Orchard Lake / Sherwood Studios (SB) stop 244 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto West Bloomfield Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Orchard Lake / Sherwood Studios (SB) stop 244 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- West Bloomfield Trail 8.2 mi · ▲ 111 ft
- Woodpecker Lake–W.B. Woods Nature Preserve Viewpoint, 4 sights 8.6 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Westwind Lake via West Bloomfield Trail 10.5 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Westwind Lake via West Bloomfield Trail 10 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Henry Ford Path of Wellness Viewpoint & Path of Wellness 5.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Simpson Lake & Harris Lake 4.5 mi · ▲ 110 ft
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