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Bald Mountain State Recreation Area

Adams Lake–Mill Pond, 6 sights

3 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Adams Lake–Mill Pond, 6 sights is a 3-mile out-and-back in Bald Mountain State Recreation Area near Rudds Mill, MI. The route passes Dorn Lake and Mill Pond before reaching Adams Lake at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 163 ft of elevation gain. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi961 – 1,070 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Predmore Road Connector 42.78752, -83.18081
Nearest town Rudds Mill, MI
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Adams Lake–Mill Pond, 6 sights

3 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Elevation 960–1,070 ft

Out & Back · Bald Mountain State Recreation Area

Trailhead: Predmore Road Connector · 42.78752, -83.18081

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:36 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Predmore Road Connector, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Dorn Lake.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Orange, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right onto Bald Mountain Connector, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miBear left onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading N.
  6. 100 ftTurn right onto Trail Loop D, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftBear right onto Trail Loop D, heading NE.
  9. 100 ftTurn left onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Trail Loop D, heading SE.
  11. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  12. 250 ftBear right onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading E.
  13. 250 ftTurn right onto Double Trouble, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftPass Mill Pond.
  15. 50 ftBear left onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Trail Loop D, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading N.
  18. 100 ftTurn left onto Trail Loop D, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 200 ftContinue straight onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftBear left onto Old Mountain Bike Start, heading NE.
  22. 200 ftSharp right onto Trail Loop D & Connector Trail, heading E.
  23. 50 ftBear left onto Old Mountain Bike Start, heading E.
  24. 50 ftBear right onto Trail Loop D & Connector Trail, heading E.
  25. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  26. 50 ftReach Adams Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  27. 450 ftBear left onto Old Mountain Bike Start, heading E.
  28. 50 ftBear right onto Trail Loop D & Connector Trail, heading E.
  29. 50 ftSharp left onto Old Mountain Bike Start, heading E.
  30. 200 ftBear right onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading NE.
  31. 50 ftContinue straight onto Trail Loop D, heading NE.
  32. 250 ftTurn right onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading NE.
  33. 100 ftContinue straight onto Trail Loop D, heading NE.
  34. 50 ftTurn left onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading N.
  35. 50 ftBear right onto Double Trouble, heading N.
  36. 50 ftTurn left onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading N.
  37. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  38. 250 ftBear right onto Trail Loop D, heading NE.
  39. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading NE.
  40. 50 ftTurn right onto Trail Loop D, heading NW.
  41. 100 ftBear left onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading NW.
  42. 50 ftContinue straight onto Trail Loop D, heading NW.
  43. 50 ftTurn left onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading NW.
  44. 150 ftBear right onto Bald Mountain Connector, heading NW.
  45. 0.3 miTurn left onto Orange, heading SW.
  46. 0.4 miTurn left onto Predmore Road Connector, heading NW.
  47. 0.3 miArrive 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-8-lakes-5-km

Trail surface

5% gravel1% paved94% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:36 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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