Crooked Lake–Pickerel Lake, 5 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 199 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Crooked Lake–Pickerel Lake, 5 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Hell, MI. The route passes Pickerel Lake and Crooked Lake. It is mostly level, with 199 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi896 – 974 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Potawatomi Trail 42.40890, -83.96462
Nearest town Hell, MI

Directions

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Crooked Lake–Pickerel Lake, 5 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 199 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 897–975 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Potawatomi Trail · 42.40890, -83.96462

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:39 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Potawatomi Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miBear left onto Silver Lake Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.5 miPass Pickerel Lake.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right onto Crooked Lake Trail, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Crooked & Silver Lake Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miPass Crooked Lake.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miReach Crooked Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Crooked Lake Trail, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Silver Lake Trail, heading W.
  17. 0.9 miBear right onto Potawatomi Trail, heading E.
  18. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

72% dirt2% boardwalk26% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:22 AMSunset 7:39 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 7:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM — 8 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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