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Michigan trails · Hines Park Trail

Hines Park Trail

A 17.8-mile out-and-back in Michigan, with 225 ft of climbing. Reaches Nankin Lake and other lake destinations.

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Length
17.8 mi
Elevation gain
225 ft
Difficulty
Moderate
Max grade
8%
Steepest mile
+82 ft
Shape
out-and-back
Surface
Asphalt
Bikes
yes

Elevation profile

592 – 803 ft1357911131517

Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 63% of the ascent, between mile 11.9 and mile 17.8.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Hines Park Trail

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Heads up

Terrain graded T2 (SAC scale).

Getting there

Hines Park Trail access. About 23 min drive (12 mi) from Detroit. 42.32806, -83.24523 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:16 a.m., the sun rises at 7:44 a.m. and sets at 6:52 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:21 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 09 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 35.6-mile round trip works out to roughly 13 h 25 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.

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