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Oakwoods Metropark

Willow Metro Park Path via Oakwoods Metro Park Path

3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Willow Metro Park Path via Oakwoods Metro Park Path is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Oakwoods Metropark near Waltz, MI. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi604 – 627 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.10042, -83.35250
Nearest town Waltz, MI
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Willow Metro Park Path via Oakwoods Metro Park Path

3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 605–627 ft

Out & Back · Oakwoods Metropark

Trailhead: 42.10042, -83.35250

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:36 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto Willow Metro Park Path, heading NW.
  3. 1.4 miReach Willow Metro Park Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.3 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/willow-metro-park-path-out-back-6-km-f964

Trail surface

80% paved20% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:36 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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