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Addison Oaks County Park

Adams Lake–Mill Pond, 9 sights

5.4 mi · ▲ 200 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Adams Lake–Mill Pond, 9 sights is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Addison Oaks County Park near Campbells Corner, MI. The route passes Adams Lake and Mill Pond before reaching Dorn Lake at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 200 ft of elevation gain. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi948 – 1,070 ft6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Trail Loop I 42.80080, -83.14814
Nearest town Campbells Corner, MI
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Adams Lake–Mill Pond, 9 sights

5.4 mi · ▲ 200 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 947–1,070 ft

Out & Back · Addison Oaks County Park

Trailhead: Trail Loop I · 42.80080, -83.14814

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:18 AM · sunset 7:35 PM

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start on Trail Loop I, heading SW.
  2. 400 ftTurn right onto Trail Loop H & Connector Trail, heading N.
  3. 200 ftContinue straight onto Trail Loop H, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Trail Loop H & Connector Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Connector Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.6 miPass Adams Lake.
  7. 150 ftPass Mill Pond.
  8. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  10. 450 ftContinue straight onto Trail Loop D & Connector Trail, heading W.
  11. 350 ftBear left onto Old Mountain Bike Start, heading W.
  12. 50 ftBear right onto Trail Loop D & Connector Trail, heading W.
  13. 50 ftSharp left onto Old Mountain Bike Start, heading W.
  14. 200 ftBear right onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Trail Loop D, heading NW.
  16. 250 ftTurn right onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading NW.
  17. 100 ftContinue straight onto Trail Loop D, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftTurn left onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftBear right onto Double Trouble, heading S.
  20. 50 ftTurn left onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading S.
  21. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  22. 250 ftBear right onto Trail Loop D, heading S.
  23. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading W.
  24. 50 ftTurn right onto Trail Loop D, heading SW.
  25. 100 ftBear left onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading S.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto Trail Loop D, heading S.
  27. 50 ftTurn left onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading SW.
  28. 100 ftBear right onto Bald Mountain Connector, heading W.
  29. 0.3 miTurn left onto Orange, heading NW.
  30. 0.4 miTurn left onto Predmore Road Connector, heading SW.
  31. 0.3 miPass Dorn Lake.
  32. 400 ftReach Adams Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  33. 0.3 miTurn right onto Orange, heading S.
  34. 0.4 miTurn right onto Bald Mountain Connector, heading N.
  35. 0.3 miBear left onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading N.
  36. 150 ftTurn right onto Trail Loop D, heading N.
  37. 50 ftContinue straight onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading N.
  38. 50 ftBear right onto Trail Loop D, heading NE.
  39. 100 ftTurn left onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading NE.
  40. 50 ftContinue straight onto Trail Loop D, heading NE.
  41. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  42. 250 ftBear right onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading W.
  43. 250 ftTurn right onto Double Trouble, heading N.
  44. 100 ftBear left onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading NE.
  45. 50 ftTurn right onto Trail Loop D, heading NE.
  46. 50 ftContinue straight onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading NE.
  47. 100 ftTurn left onto Trail Loop D, heading NE.
  48. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  49. 200 ftContinue straight onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading N.
  50. 50 ftBear left onto Old Mountain Bike Start, heading N.
  51. 200 ftSharp right onto Trail Loop D & Connector Trail, heading NW.
  52. 50 ftBear left onto Old Mountain Bike Start, heading NW.
  53. 50 ftBear right onto Trail Loop D & Connector Trail, heading NW.
  54. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  55. 50 ftTurn right onto Connector Trail, heading NE.
  56. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Trail Loop H & Connector Trail, heading N.
  57. 0.4 miTurn right onto Trail Loop H, heading S.
  58. 50 ftContinue straight onto Trail Loop H & Connector Trail, heading S.
  59. 200 ftTurn left onto Trail Loop I, heading S.
  60. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/adams-lake-adams-lake-out-back-11-sights

Trail surface

33% gravel6% boardwalk5% dirt2% paved54% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:18 AMSunset 7:35 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

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