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Stony Creek Metropark

Wetland Outlook–Inwood Lake, 7 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Wetland Outlook–Inwood Lake, 7 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Stony Creek Metropark near Clifton Mill, MI. The route passes Wetland Outlook and Inwood Lake. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi820 – 863 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Inwood Rustic Trails (Orange/Blue/Pink Trails) 42.76376, -83.08041
Nearest town Clifton Mill, MI
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Wetland Outlook–Inwood Lake, 7 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 822–863 ft

Out & Back · Stony Creek Metropark

Trailhead: Inwood Rustic Trails (Orange/Blue/Pink Trails) · 42.76376, -83.08041

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:18 AM · sunset 7:35 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Inwood Rustic Trails (Orange/Blue/Pink Trails), heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Inwood Rustic Trails (Pink Trail) Seasonal, heading E.
  3. 350 ftBear left onto Inwood Rustic Trails (Pink Trail), heading NE.
  4. 350 ftPass Wetland Outlook.
  5. 0.3 miBear right onto Inwood Rustic Trails (Orange/Blue Trails), heading N.
  6. 0.1 miBear right onto Inwood Hiking Trails, heading E.
  7. 250 ftTurn right onto Inwood Rustic Trails (Blue Trail), heading E.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miReach Wetland Outlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Inwood Hiking Trails, heading S.
  11. 150 ftContinue straight onto Inwood Rustic Trails (Blue Trail), heading SW.
  12. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Inwood Rustic Trails (Orange Trail), heading N.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.6 miPass Inwood Lake.
  15. 0.9 miSharp right onto Inwood Rustic Trails (Orange/Blue/Pink Trails), heading SE.
  16. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/wetland-outlook-inwood-lake-out-back-8-sights

Weather

Sunrise 7:18 AMSunset 7:35 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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