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Ortonville State Recreation Area

Algoe Lake via Tody Road

4.3 mi · ▲ 355 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Algoe Lake via Tody Road is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Ortonville State Recreation Area near Ortonville, MI. The route reaches Algoe Lake at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 355 ft. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi961 – 1,076 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.89499, -83.44721
Nearest town Ortonville, MI
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Algoe Lake via Tody Road

4.3 mi · ▲ 355 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 963–1,076 ft

Out & Back · Ortonville State Recreation Area

Trailhead: 42.89499, -83.44721

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:37 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right onto Tody Road, heading S.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 miReach Algoe Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.7 miBear right, heading W.
  10. 150 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/algoe-lake-algoe-lake-out-back-7-km-3e5b

Trail surface

6% gravel94% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:37 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:16 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:37 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:05 PM.

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