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Bald Mountain State Recreation Area

Dorn Lake & Predmore Road Connector via Orange

3.1 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Dorn Lake & Predmore Road Connector via Orange is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Bald Mountain State Recreation Area near Lakeville, MI. The route reaches Dorn Lake at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi961 – 1,079 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Trail Loop C & MTB 42.80706, -83.17980
Nearest town Lakeville, MI
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Dorn Lake & Predmore Road Connector via Orange

3.1 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Elevation 960–1,078 ft

Out & Back · Bald Mountain State Recreation Area

Trailhead: Trail Loop C & MTB · 42.80706, -83.17980

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:36 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftBear left onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto Trail Loop C, heading S.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto Connector Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miSharp right onto Trail Loop D & MTB, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miBear left onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading S.
  7. 100 ftTurn left onto Trail Loop D, heading S.
  8. 50 ftSharp right onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading S.
  9. 100 ftBear right onto Bald Mountain Connector, heading SE.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left onto Orange, heading SW.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left onto Predmore Road Connector, heading SW.
  12. 0.3 miReach Dorn Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right onto Orange, heading N.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right onto Bald Mountain Connector, heading NE.
  15. 0.3 miBear left onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading N.
  16. 100 ftSharp left onto Trail Loop D, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftTurn right onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading NW.
  18. 150 ftBear right onto Trail Loop D & MTB, heading N.
  19. 0.3 miSharp left onto Connector Trail, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Trail Loop C, heading NE.
  21. 100 ftBear left onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  23. 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/dorn-lake-predmore-road-connector-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

11% gravel89% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:36 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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