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Independence Oaks County Park

C - Springlake Loop & J - Byway Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 121 ft · 54 min

C - Springlake Loop & J - Byway Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Independence Oaks County Park near Perry Lake Heights, MI. It is mostly level, with 121 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,034 – 1,109 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.78032, -83.39745
Nearest town Perry Lake Heights, MI
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C - Springlake Loop & J - Byway Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 121 ft · 54 min

Elevation 1,034–1,109 ft

Out & Back · Independence Oaks County Park

Trailhead: 42.78032, -83.39745

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftBear left onto G- Habitat Trail, heading SW.
  3. 100 ftContinue straight onto Trail Link, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto D - Rockridge Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left onto Trail Link, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto D - Rockridge Trail, heading SW.
  7. 350 ftTurn right onto J - Byway Trail, heading SW.
  8. 450 ftContinue straight onto C - Springlake Loop, heading W.
  9. 0.8 miReach J - Byway Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.8 miContinue straight onto J - Byway Trail, heading S.
  11. 500 ftTurn left onto D - Rockridge Trail, heading E.
  12. 300 ftTurn left onto Trail Link, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn right onto D - Rockridge Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right onto Trail Link, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto G- Habitat Trail, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  17. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/c-springlake-loop-out-back

Trail surface

89% gravel11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:36 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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