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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto West Bloomfield Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miPass Woodpecker Lake.
- 50 ftPass West Bloomfield Woods Nature Preserve Beach.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftReach Woodpecker Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear right, heading E.
- 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
Weather
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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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