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Bald Mountain State Recreation Area

Adams Lake–Mill Pond, 4 lakes

3.3 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Adams Lake–Mill Pond, 4 lakes is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Bald Mountain State Recreation Area near Lakeville, MI. The route passes Adams Lake and Mill Pond before reaching Dorn Lake at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 137 ft of elevation gain. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi961 – 1,070 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.80493, -83.17082
Nearest town Lakeville, MI
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Adams Lake–Mill Pond, 4 lakes

3.3 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 960–1,070 ft

Out & Back · Bald Mountain State Recreation Area

Trailhead: 42.80493, -83.17082

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Adams Lake.
  3. 50 ftPass Mill Pond.
  4. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  5. 150 ftTurn right onto Trail Loop D & Connector Trail, heading W.
  6. 450 ftBear left onto Trail Loop D, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading S.
  8. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  9. 250 ftBear right onto Trail Loop D, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Trail Loop D, heading S.
  12. 150 ftBear left onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Trail Loop D, heading SW.
  14. 100 ftTurn left onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading W.
  15. 100 ftBear right onto Bald Mountain Connector, heading W.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left onto Orange, heading S.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left onto Predmore Road Connector, heading SW.
  18. 0.3 miPass Dorn Lake.
  19. 150 ftReach Adams Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right onto Orange, heading NW.
  21. 0.4 miTurn right onto Bald Mountain Connector, heading NW.
  22. 0.3 miBear left onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading N.
  23. 100 ftTurn right onto Trail Loop D, heading N.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading N.
  25. 50 ftBear right onto Trail Loop D, heading N.
  26. 150 ftTurn left onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Trail Loop D, heading NE.
  28. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  29. 250 ftBear right onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading N.
  30. 250 ftTurn right onto Trail Loop D, heading NE.
  31. 0.2 miBear right onto Trail Loop D & Connector Trail, heading SE.
  32. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  33. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  34. 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-mill-pond-out-back-4-lakes-5-km

Trail surface

6% gravel4% dirt90% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:18 AMSunset 7:35 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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