Adams Lake–Mill Pond, 6 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Adams Lake–Mill Pond, 6 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Addison Oaks County Park near Campbells Corner, MI. The route passes Krohn Drain and Adams Lake before reaching Mill Pond at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Adams Lake–Mill Pond, 6 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 943–989 ft
Out & Back · Addison Oaks County Park
Trailhead: 42.78506, -83.14580
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.6 miPass Krohn Drain.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Trail Loop H & Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Trail Loop H, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Trail Loop H & Connector Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Connector Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miPass Mill Pond.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 400 ftReach Adams Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Trail Loop H & Connector Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Trail Loop H, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Trail Loop H & Connector Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Connector Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:14 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:34 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:02 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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