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Seven Lakes State Park

Big Seven Lake–Dickinson Lake, 7 lakes

5 mi · ▲ 144 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Big Seven Lake–Dickinson Lake, 7 lakes is a 5-mile out-and-back in Seven Lakes State Park near Fenton, MI. The route passes Seven Lakes State Park Beach, Big Seven Lake, Dickinson Lake and 3 more before reaching Sand Lake at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 144 ft of elevation gain. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi883 – 961 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.81014, -83.67837
Nearest town Fenton, MI
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Big Seven Lake–Dickinson Lake, 7 lakes

5 mi · ▲ 144 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 883–961 ft

Out & Back · Seven Lakes State Park

Trailhead: 42.81014, -83.67837

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:38 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Seven Lakes State Park Beach.
  3. 50 ftPass Big Seven Lake.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  10. 0.6 miPass Dickinson Lake.
  11. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Green Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 250 ftTurn right onto Dickinson Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miPass Seven Lakes State Park Beach.
  17. 50 ftPass Mud Lake.
  18. 50 ftPass Spring Lake.
  19. 450 ftBear right onto Nature Trail, heading E.
  20. 0.8 miPass Sand Lake.
  21. 500 ftReach Big Seven Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 0.9 miBear left onto Dickinson Trail, heading NW.
  23. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  24. 250 ftTurn left onto Green Trail, heading SW.
  25. 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  28. 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  29. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  30. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  33. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  34. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/big-seven-lake-dickinson-lake-out-back-10-lakes

Trail surface

3% paved97% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:38 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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