Oakwoods Metropark

Yellow Trail via Oakwoods Metro Park Path

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Yellow Trail via Oakwoods Metro Park Path is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Oakwoods Metropark near Flat Rock, MI. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi604 – 614 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.10031, -83.33397
Nearest town Flat Rock, MI

Directions

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Yellow Trail via Oakwoods Metro Park Path

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Elevation 605–614 ft

Out & Back · Oakwoods Metropark

Trailhead: 42.10031, -83.33397

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Oakwoods Metro Park Path, heading W.
  3. 0.8 miSharp right onto Orange Trail / Blue Trail, heading SE.
  4. 450 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
  5. 200 ftReach Yellow Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 200 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Trail / Red Trail, heading NE.
  7. 450 ftSharp left onto Oakwoods Metro Park Path, heading SW.
  8. 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 surface

74% paved10% dirt16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:36 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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