Lillie Park: Hike Reports

I originally posted this hike report on the Great Lakes Hikes Yahoo Group:

5/31/3

I also checked out more of Lillie Park off of Platt Road south of Ann Arbor. This is another Pittsfield Township park. It's just about the strangest location for a park - right at the intersection of I-94 and US-23. The hike has constant traffic noise and wide, unappealing stone and paved paths. There are some sections of dirt singletrack. However, these were very muddy today. The township website says the park has 2.8 miles of trail, but there is probably more like 3.5 miles if the renegade dirt paths are included. On the positive side, there are two small lakes in the park and the section of rough trail around the northern lake is quite nice. This trail cuts up close to shore and has a small beachlike quality. There are sections of impressive boardwalk and some pretty high scenic viewpoints. This is a good place to walk the dog. And considering the aggressive, unleashed dogs that I encountered regularly on this hike, the target audience appears to have been achieved. I tell you, an apology every once in awhile would be nice.