Proud Lake State Recreation Area
Concrete Podium–Norton Creek, 7 sights
5.1 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Concrete Podium–Norton Creek, 7 sights is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Proud Lake State Recreation Area near Milford, MI. The route passes Concrete Podium, Norton Creek and Moss Lake. It is mostly level, with 163 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Concrete Podium–Norton Creek, 7 sights
5.1 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 903–973 ft
Out & Back · Proud Lake State Recreation Area
Trailhead: 42.56621, -83.57881
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 62°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Chief Pontiac Hiking Trail, heading E.
- 300 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Concrete Podium.
- 0.2 miPass Norton Creek.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Loop 1, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Chief Pontiac Hiking Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear right onto Loop 1, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Chief Pontiac Hiking Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Heavner Nature Connections, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Chief Pontiac Hiking Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.7 miPass Moss Lake.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Red/Blue Trails, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Red Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Red/Blue Trails, heading NE.
- 0.1 miReach Concrete Podium, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Red Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Red/Blue Trails, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Chief Pontiac Hiking Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Heavner Nature Connections, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Chief Pontiac Hiking Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Loop 1, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Chief Pontiac Hiking Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Loop 1, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Chief Pontiac Hiking Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Kensington Metropark Beach–East Trail, 5 sights 7 mi · ▲ 358 ft
- Concrete Podium–Norton Creek, 6 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 163 ft
- Hubbell Pond–Milford Viewpoint, 8 sights 10 mi · ▲ 425 ft
- Loop 3 2.1 mi · ▲ 124 ft
- Kensington Metropark Beach–Kensington-Proud Lake Connector, 3 sights 2.8 mi · ▲ 169 ft
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