Proud Lake State Recreation Area
Chief Pontiac Hiking Trail & Heavner Nature Connections Loop
2.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 45 min
Chief Pontiac Hiking Trail & Heavner Nature Connections Loop is a 2.2-mile loop in Proud Lake State Recreation Area near Milford, MI. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Chief Pontiac Hiking Trail & Heavner Nature Connections Loop
2.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 45 min
Elevation 904–958 ft
Loop · Proud Lake State Recreation Area
Trailhead: 42.57360, -83.55882
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 63°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Chief Pontiac Hiking Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftReach Chief Pontiac Hiking Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Campground Connector, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Loop 1, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Chief Pontiac Hiking Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Heavner Nature Connections, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Chief Pontiac Hiking Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftThe loop closes 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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