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Bailey Lake & Scripter Park Beach

2.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 55 min

Bailey Lake & Scripter Park Beach is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Lake Orion, MI. The route passes Bailey Lake before reaching Scripter Park Beach at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,004 – 1,050 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.79577, -83.24695
Nearest town Lake Orion, MI
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Bailey Lake & Scripter Park Beach

2.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 55 min

Elevation 1,003–1,051 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.79577, -83.24695

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.6 miPass Bailey Lake.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miPass Scripter Park Beach.
  7. 0.1 miReach Bailey Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 0.9 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/bailey-lake-bailey-lake-out-back-3-lakes-4-km-35fd

Weather

Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:36 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 7:36 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:04 PM.

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