1. Start on West Bloomfield Trail, heading NE.
2. 0.2 miPass West Bloomfield Viewpoint.
3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Owl Mesa Trail Loop, heading NE.
4. 50 ftTurn right onto West Bloomfield Trail, heading NE.
5. 150 ftContinue straight onto Owl Mesa Trail Loop, heading NE.
6. 50 ftPass West Bloomfield Viewpoint.
7. 50 ftPass The Value of Wetlands.
8. 50 ftContinue straight onto West Bloomfield Trail, heading NE.
9. 250 ftPass Park Ridge Christmas Tree.
10. 0.1 miPass Vernal Ponds.
11. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
12. 0.5 miPass Woodpecker Lake.
13. 50 ftPass West Bloomfield Woods Nature Preserve Beach.
14. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
15. 100 ftTurn right onto W.B. Woods Nature Preserve Trail, heading E.
16. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
17. 50 ftReach Woodpecker Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
18. 150 ftTurn left onto West Bloomfield Trail, heading E.
19. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
20. 0.9 miBear left, heading W.
21. 1 miContinue straight onto Owl Mesa Trail Loop, heading W.
22. 50 ftContinue straight onto West Bloomfield Trail, heading W.
23. 200 ftTurn left onto Owl Mesa Trail Loop, heading W.
24. 50 ftTurn right onto West Bloomfield Trail, heading W.
25. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/woodpecker-lake-west-bloomfield-viewpoint-out-back-9-sights