Gene Shepard Park to Yates Trail is a 2.2 mile (5,000-step) route located near Utica, Michigan, USA. This route has an elevation gain of about 72.2 ft and is rated as easy. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.
This route starts at Gene Shepard Park next to the Tennis cages. It looks hidden but there is a little sign. We took the route to yates (pretty shady but some open areas and an overgrown spot) and then back from yates and took a split where we went to the end of that trail and returned back to the original route back to the park. Its a beautiful little nature trail where we saw a turtle, dragon flies galore, squirrels, frogs, chipmunk, and a mysterious creature in the water.