Woodpecker Lake & West Bloomfield Woods Nature Preserve Beach via West Bloomfield Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Woodpecker Lake & West Bloomfield Woods Nature Preserve Beach via West Bloomfield Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near North Farmington, MI. The route passes Woodpecker Lake and West Bloomfield Woods Nature Preserve Beach. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi948 – 994 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.55599, -83.39622
Nearest town North Farmington, MI

Directions

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Woodpecker Lake & West Bloomfield Woods Nature Preserve Beach via West Bloomfield Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 947–993 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.55599, -83.39622

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  3. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right onto West Bloomfield Trail, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 0.5 miPass Woodpecker Lake.
  11. 50 ftPass West Bloomfield Woods Nature Preserve Beach.
  12. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  13. 100 ftReach Woodpecker Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  15. 0.9 miBear left, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  18. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 200 ftBear right, heading E.
  23. 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

46% gravel54% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:35 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM — 2 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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