Proud Lake State Recreation Area
Chief Pontiac Hiking Trail–Heavner Nature Connections Loop, 3 sights
2.7 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 57 min
Chief Pontiac Hiking Trail–Heavner Nature Connections Loop, 3 sights is a 2.7-mile loop in Proud Lake State Recreation Area near Wixom, MI. It is mostly level, with 112 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Chief Pontiac Hiking Trail–Heavner Nature Connections Loop, 3 sights
2.7 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 57 min
Elevation 904–1,002 ft
Loop · Proud Lake State Recreation Area
Trailhead: 42.57036, -83.55381
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 63°F / low 57° · precip 47% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:37 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Campground Connector, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Loop 1, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Chief Pontiac Hiking Trail, heading W.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Loop 1, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Chief Pontiac Hiking Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftReach Loop 1, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Loop 1, heading S.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Chief Pontiac Hiking Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Heavner Nature Connections, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Chief Pontiac Hiking Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miThe 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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