Drake Sports Park

West Bloomfield Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 47 min

West Bloomfield Trail is a 5.2-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 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.56961, -83.41478
Nearest town Westacres, MI

Directions

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West Bloomfield Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Elevation 946–1,012 ft

Out & Back · Drake Sports Park

Trailhead: 42.56961, -83.41478

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:35 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right onto West Bloomfield Trail, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left onto Pebble Creek Ravine Trail, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  17. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  20. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  21. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right onto West Bloomfield Trail, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  24. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  26. 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

100% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:35 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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