Bailey Lake
2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min
Bailey Lake is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Powell Lake Township Park near Oxford, MI. The route reaches Bailey Lake at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bailey Lake
2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min
Elevation 1,023–1,047 ft
Out & Back · Powell Lake Township Park
Trailhead: 42.81558, -83.26885
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:36 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftReach Bailey Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Duck Lake–Powell Lake, 3 lakes 10.7 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Duck Lake & Powell Lake via Polly Ann Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Oxford Lake–Powell Lake, 4 beaches 5.9 mi · ▲ 62 ft
- Bailey Lake 2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Scripter Park Beach 3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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