Table of Contents
Acknowledgments vii
Map Legend viii
Introduction 1
How to Use This Guide 7
Trail Finder 9
The Hikes
Detroit
1 Lake Eric Metropark 14
2 Pointe Mouillee State Game Area 19
3 Sterling State Park 24
4 Oakwoods Metropark 30
5 Crosswinds Marsh Wetlands Interpretive Preserve 35
6 William P. Holliday Forest & Wildlife Preserve 40
7 Ojibway Prairie Provincial Nature Reserve 45
Ann Arbor
8 Maybury State Park 52
9 Matthaei Botanical Gardens 57
10 Furstenberg Nature Area and Gallup Park 62
11 Nichols Arboretum 67
12 Bird Hills Nature Area 72
13 Brauer Preserve 77
14 Scio Woods Preserve 81
15 Waterloo State Recreation Area 86
16 Pinckney State Recreation Area 91
17 Hudson Mills Metropark 97
18 Brighton State Recreation Area 102
19 Huron Meadows Metropark 107
20 Island Lake State Recreation Area 111
21 Kensington Metropark 116
22 Lyon Oaks County Park 121
Metro Detroit and Points North
23 Proud Lake State Recreation Area 127
24 Highland Stare Recreation Area 133
25 Seven Lakes State Park 138
26 Danner Martin Sanctuary 143
27 Holly State Recreation Area 148
28 Indian Springs Metropark 153
29 Pontiac Lake State Recreation Area 159
30 West Bloomfield Woods Nature Preserve 164
31 Orchard Lake Nature Sanctuary 169
32 Lloyd A Stage Nature Center 174
33 Stony Creek Metropark 179
34 Wolcott Mill Metropark 184
35 Cranberry Lake Park 188
36 Addison Oaks County Park 193
37 Bald Mountain State Recreation Area 198
38 Independence Oaks County Park 203
39 Ortonville State Recreation Area 208
40 Metamora-Hadley State Recreation Area 213
41 Seven Ponds Nature Center 217
The Art of Hiking 222
Further Reading 237
Clubs and Trail Groups 238
Hike Index 239
About the Author 240
