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Wetzel State Recreation Area Loop route map
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W.C. Wetzel Recreation Area/Michigan

Wetzel State Recreation Area Loop

New Haven, Michigan

5.6 mi

Distance

295 ft

Elev. Gain

1h 54m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Wetzel State Recreation Area Loop unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

Michigan Department of Natural Resources manages this trail and is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:190 ft
Max:199 ft
Gain:90 ft
Loss:90 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 190 ft and 199 ft across 5.6 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.190 ft193 ft196 ft199 ft0.0 mi1.4 mi2.8 mi4.2 mi5.6 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi199 ft
End5.6 mi199 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

Official sources & verification

Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources

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Where it is

Nearest town:
New Haven, MI · about 1 mi away
County:
Macomb County, MI
Jurisdiction:
W.C. Wetzel Recreation Area · Michigan Department of Natural Resources

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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