West Bloomfield Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 28 min
West Bloomfield Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Drake Sports Park near Westacres, MI. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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West Bloomfield Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 949–1,012 ft
Out & Back · Drake Sports Park
Trailhead: 42.56500, -83.41248
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:36 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn 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 N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto West Bloomfield Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 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 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- West Bloomfield Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- deer Viewpoint–Vernal Ponds, 3 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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