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Addison Oaks County Park

Buhl Lake–Adams Lake, 8 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Buhl Lake–Adams Lake, 8 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Addison Oaks County Park near Campbells Corner, MI. The route passes Krohn Drain, Adams Lake and Buhl Lake before reaching Mill Pond at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi942 – 991 ft6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.78844, -83.13904
Nearest town Campbells Corner, MI
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Buhl Lake–Adams Lake, 8 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Elevation 943–990 ft

Out & Back · Addison Oaks County Park

Trailhead: 42.78844, -83.13904

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
  6. 0.6 miPass Krohn Drain.
  7. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 150 ftTurn left onto Connector Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 150 ftTurn left onto Trail Loop H & Connector Trail, heading NW.
  11. 200 ftContinue straight onto Trail Loop H, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Trail Loop H & Connector Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Connector Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.5 miPass Adams Lake.
  15. 500 ftPass Buhl Lake.
  16. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  19. 150 ftBear left onto Buhl Lake Loop, heading N.
  20. 100 ftPass Mill Pond.
  21. 0.1 miBear right onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading NW.
  22. 350 ftTurn right onto Lap Connector, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftBear left onto Buhl Lake Loop, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftReach Buhl Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  25. 50 ftBear right onto Lap Connector, heading NW.
  26. 50 ftTurn left onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading NW.
  27. 350 ftBear left onto Buhl Lake Loop, heading SW.
  28. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  29. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  31. 400 ftTurn left onto Connector Trail, heading SE.
  32. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Trail Loop H & Connector Trail, heading E.
  33. 0.4 miTurn right onto Trail Loop H, heading N.
  34. 50 ftContinue straight onto Trail Loop H & Connector Trail, heading N.
  35. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  36. 150 ftTurn left onto Connector Trail, heading NE.
  37. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  38. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  39. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  40. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  41. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  42. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  43. 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/cranberry-lake-adams-lake-out-back-10-lakes-9-km

Trail surface

36% gravel34% other9% boardwalk8% paved1% dirt12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:34 PM

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.

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