AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Civic Center Park

Yellow

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Yellow is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Civic Center Park near Southfield, MI. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi673 – 686 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.47681, -83.23304
Nearest town Southfield, MI
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Yellow

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Elevation 671–686 ft

Out & Back · Civic Center Park

Trailhead: 42.47681, -83.23304

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

Transit-accessible: 10 Mile / Rackham (WB) stop 419 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 350 ftTurn left onto Blue, heading E.
  16. 200 ftTurn left onto Yellow, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  18. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right onto Blue, heading N.
  20. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  21. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  22. 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  24. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  26. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
  27. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  28. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  29. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  30. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  31. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  32. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  33. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  34. 0.1 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/yellow-out-back-d4d4

Trail surface

28% paved72% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:36 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 10 Mile / Rackham (WB) stop 419 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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