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Proud Lake State Recreation Area

Chief Pontiac Hiking Trail & Red/Blue Trails

2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 46 min

Chief Pontiac Hiking Trail & Red/Blue Trails is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Proud Lake State Recreation Area near Wixom, MI. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi902 – 922 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Marsh Trail 42.56991, -83.55185
Nearest town Wixom, MI
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Chief Pontiac Hiking Trail & Red/Blue Trails

2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 46 min

Elevation 904–923 ft

Out & Back · Proud Lake State Recreation Area

Trailhead: Marsh Trail · 42.56991, -83.55185

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:35 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftTurn left onto Marsh Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 400 ftContinue straight onto Chief Pontiac Hiking Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 250 ftTurn left onto Red/Blue Trails, heading E.
  7. 0.6 miReach Chief Pontiac Hiking Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right onto Chief Pontiac Hiking Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Marsh Trail, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  12. 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/chief-pontiac-hiking-trail-red-blue-trails-out-back-4-km-b468

Trail surface

86% dirt3% gravel11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:35 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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