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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 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.
- 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.
- 100 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.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 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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