Bald Mountain State Recreation Area
Bunny Run Lake–Chamberlain Lake, 4 lakes
2.5 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 53 min
Bunny Run Lake–Chamberlain Lake, 4 lakes is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Bald Mountain State Recreation Area near Rudds Mill, MI. The route passes Shoe Lake, Heart Lake and Chamberlain Lake before reaching Bunny Run Lake at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Directions
Bunny Run Lake–Chamberlain Lake, 4 lakes
2.5 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 53 min
Elevation 953–1,009 ft
Out & Back · Bald Mountain State Recreation Area
Trailhead: 42.78677, -83.19729
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:36 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Shoe Lake.
- 50 ftBear right onto Orange, heading S.
- 0.1 miPass Heart Lake.
- 200 ftBear right onto White, heading W.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Miller Road Connector, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Chamberlain Lake.
- 300 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach Bunny Run Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto White, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Orange, heading E.
- 500 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Heart Lake–Carpenter Lake, 7 lakes 3.2 mi · ▲ 115 ft
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