Island Lake State Recreation Area

Blue Trail & JCPenney Connector via Fieldcrest Pathway

7.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 32 min

Blue Trail & JCPenney Connector via Fieldcrest Pathway is a 7.5-mile out-and-back in Island Lake State Recreation Area near Whitmore Lake, MI. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi866 – 919 ft8.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.47272, -83.75512
Nearest town Whitmore Lake, MI

Directions

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Blue Trail & JCPenney Connector via Fieldcrest Pathway

7.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 32 min

Elevation 867–918 ft

Out & Back · Island Lake State Recreation Area

Trailhead: 42.47272, -83.75512

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:23 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Fieldcrest Pathway, heading N.
  3. 2.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  6. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miBear right onto JCPenney Connector, heading NE.
  10. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Blue Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miReach JCPenney Connector, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 0.7 miTurn left onto JCPenney Connector, heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 450 ftBear left, heading W.
  18. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  19. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  23. 50 ftTurn left onto Fieldcrest Pathway, heading W.
  24. 2.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  25. 50 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

57% paved27% other16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:23 AMSunset 7:34 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~68 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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