AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Buckhorn Lake

2.3 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 48 min

Buckhorn Lake is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Rudds Mill, MI. The route reaches Buckhorn Lake at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi974 – 1,047 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.75267, -83.23763
Nearest town Rudds Mill, MI
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Buckhorn Lake

2.3 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 48 min

Elevation 974–1,047 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.75267, -83.23763

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  3. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  10. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftReach Buckhorn Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  22. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  23. 0.1 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/buckhorn-lake-buckhorn-lake-out-back-4-km-d0dc

Weather

Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:36 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM — 11 min before dark.

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