Bailey Lake via Polly Ann Trail
6.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Bailey Lake via Polly Ann Trail is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Polly Ann Trail near Lake Orion Heights, MI. The route reaches Bailey Lake at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bailey Lake via Polly Ann Trail
6.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Elevation 1,001–1,046 ft
Out & Back · Polly Ann Trail
Trailhead: 42.79484, -83.29500
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:36 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 200 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Polly Ann Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Bailey Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Duck Lake & Fishing Lake via Polly Ann Trail 10.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Bailey Lake via Polly Ann Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Powell Lake & Davis Lake Beach (Residents Only) via Polly Ann Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Duck Lake via Polly Ann Trail 3 mi · ▲ 28 ft
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