Island Lake State Recreation Area
Blue Trail & Island Lake Pathway via Yellow Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Blue Trail & Island Lake Pathway via Yellow Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Island Lake State Recreation Area near Green Oak, MI. 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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Blue Trail & Island Lake Pathway via Yellow Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 869–914 ft
Out & Back · Island Lake State Recreation Area
Trailhead: 42.51676, -83.69102
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:36 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Island Lake Pathway, heading W.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Blue Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Blue Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Blue Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 400 ftSharp right onto Island Lake Pathway, heading SW.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Yellow Trail 4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Yellow Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 85 ft
- Yellow Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Blue Trail via Yellow Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 113 ft
- Yellow Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 57 ft
- Mallard Lake via Yellow Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 55 ft
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