Cass Lake & Green Lake
2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 46 min
Cass Lake & Green Lake is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Marshbank Park near Four Towns, MI. The route passes Cass Lake before reaching Green Lake at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. 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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Cass Lake & Green Lake
2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 46 min
Elevation 940–963 ft
Out & Back · Marshbank Park
Trailhead: 42.59681, -83.39356
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Cass Lake.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 500 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miPass Green Lake.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Cass Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 400 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Cass Lake–Upper Straits Lake, 4 lakes 5.7 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Cass Lake–Upper Straits Lake, 3 lakes 3.8 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Upper Straits Lake–Middle Straits Lake, 3 lakes 4.1 mi · ▲ 57 ft
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