Stick Lean-To via West Bloomfield Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Stick Lean-To via West Bloomfield Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Drake Sports Park near North Farmington, MI. The route reaches Stick Lean-To at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Stick Lean-To via West Bloomfield Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 945–1,012 ft
Out & Back · Drake Sports Park
Trailhead: 42.53634, -83.39728
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:36 PM
Transit-accessible: Maple / Drake (EB) stop 609 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Pebble Creek Ravine Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto West Bloomfield Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 350 ftReach Stick Lean-To, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 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 left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 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 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Maple / Drake (EB) stop 609 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- The Reserve Connector Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 108 ft
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