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Palmer Park

Witherell Woods

1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 20 min

Witherell Woods is a 1-mile out-and-back in Palmer Park near Highland Park, MI. The route reaches Witherell Woods. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi640 – 646 ft1.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.43039, -83.11963
Nearest town Highland Park, MI
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Witherell Woods

1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 20 min

Elevation 639–647 ft

Out & Back · Palmer Park

Trailhead: 42.43039, -83.11963

Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 63°F / low 59° · precip 48% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 7:18 AM · sunset 7:35 PM

Transit-accessible: Woodward / Seven Mile (SB) stop 387 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Witherell Woods.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miReach Witherell Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 150 ftArrive 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/witherell-woods-out-back-2-km

Trail surface

59% paved34% dirt7% unspecified

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 63°F59°
Precip48%Wind10 mphUV3Humidity84%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55° 12 AM: 2% rain1 AM: 3% rain2 AM: 10% rain3 AM: 15% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 2% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 2% rain9 AM: 18% rain10 AM: 27% rain11 AM: 37% rain12 PM: 48% rain1 PM: 37% rain2 PM: 41% rain3 PM: 38% rain4 PM: 20% rain5 PM: 7% rain6 PM: 5% rain7 PM: 6% rain8 PM: 3% rain9 PM: 1% rain10 PM: 1% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 7:18 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:35 PM
Mon 61°51°
Tue 66°45°
Wed 61°57°
Thu 70°59°
Fri 72°52°
Sat 74°53°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM — 3 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Woodward / Seven Mile (SB) stop 387 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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