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Addison Oaks County Park

Dorn Lake & Predmore Road Connector via Orange

5.2 mi · ▲ 250 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Dorn Lake & Predmore Road Connector via Orange is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Addison Oaks County Park near Lakeville, MI. The route reaches Dorn Lake at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 250 ft. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi958 – 1,083 ft6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.81325, -83.16082
Nearest town Lakeville, MI
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Dorn Lake & Predmore Road Connector via Orange

5.2 mi · ▲ 250 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 956–1,083 ft

Out & Back · Addison Oaks County Park

Trailhead: 42.81325, -83.16082

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:18 AM · sunset 7:35 PM

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Buhl Lake Loop, heading W.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Buhl Lake Loop, heading SW.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 100 ftContinue straight onto Buhl Lake Loop, heading W.
  10. 100 ftBear left onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading NW.
  11. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Trail Loop C & MTB, heading S.
  13. 400 ftBear left onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading W.
  14. 50 ftBear right onto Trail Loop C, heading W.
  15. 150 ftContinue straight onto Connector Trail, heading SW.
  16. 0.1 miSharp right onto Trail Loop D & MTB, heading SW.
  17. 0.3 miBear left onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading SE.
  18. 100 ftTurn left onto Trail Loop D, heading E.
  19. 50 ftSharp right onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading E.
  20. 100 ftBear right onto Bald Mountain Connector, heading E.
  21. 0.3 miTurn left onto Orange, heading S.
  22. 0.4 miTurn left onto Predmore Road Connector, heading S.
  23. 0.3 miReach Dorn Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 0.3 miTurn right onto Orange, heading S.
  25. 0.4 miTurn right onto Bald Mountain Connector, heading N.
  26. 0.3 miBear left onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading NE.
  27. 100 ftSharp left onto Trail Loop D, heading NE.
  28. 50 ftTurn right onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading NE.
  29. 150 ftBear right onto Trail Loop D & MTB, heading NE.
  30. 0.3 miSharp left onto Connector Trail, heading N.
  31. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Trail Loop C, heading N.
  32. 100 ftBear left onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading N.
  33. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  34. 350 ftContinue straight onto Trail Loop C & MTB, heading N.
  35. 50 ftContinue straight onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading N.
  36. 0.4 miBear right onto Buhl Lake Loop, heading W.
  37. 150 ftContinue straight onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading W.
  38. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  39. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buhl Lake Loop, heading N.
  40. 150 ftContinue straight onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading N.
  41. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Buhl Lake Loop, heading N.
  42. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  43. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  44. 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-8-km

Trail surface

9% gravel3% paved1% dirt87% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:18 AMSunset 7:35 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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