Currie Forrest & Island Lake
7.6 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 2 hr 37 min
Currie Forrest & Island Lake is a 7.6-mile out-and-back near Wixom, MI. The route passes Island Lake and Currie Forrest. It is mostly level, with 162 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Currie Forrest & Island Lake
7.6 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 2 hr 37 min
Elevation 943–1,013 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.48040, -83.55430
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:35 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Island Lake.
- 1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miPass Currie Forrest.
- 1.8 miBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.7 miArrive 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 1.4 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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