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Polly Ann Trail

Duck Lake & Fishing Lake via Polly Ann Trail

10.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 3 hr 30 min

Duck Lake & Fishing Lake via Polly Ann Trail is a 10.4-mile out-and-back in Polly Ann Trail near Lake Orion Heights, MI. The route passes Duck Lake before reaching Fishing Lake at the turnaround, 5.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi997 – 1,056 ft11.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.79575, -83.29480
Nearest town Lake Orion Heights, MI
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Duck Lake & Fishing Lake via Polly Ann Trail

10.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 3 hr 30 min

Elevation 997–1,056 ft

Out & Back · Polly Ann Trail

Trailhead: 42.79575, -83.29480

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 250 ftTurn right onto Polly Ann Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miPass Duck Lake.
  7. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Polly Ann Trail Connector, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  15. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miPass Fishing Lake.
  17. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  18. 150 ftContinue straight onto Friendship Park Singletrack, heading SE.
  19. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right onto Singletrack Connector, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftBear left onto Friendship Park Singletrack, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  25. 150 ftReach Duck Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  26. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  27. 0.1 miBear right onto Singletrack Connector, heading S.
  28. 50 ftTurn left onto Friendship Park Singletrack, heading S.
  29. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  30. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  31. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  32. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  33. 0.8 miBear left, heading N.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  35. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  36. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  37. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  38. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  39. 1 miTurn left onto Polly Ann Trail Connector, heading E.
  40. 50 ftContinue straight onto Polly Ann Trail, heading E.
  41. 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  42. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  43. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  44. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  45. 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/duck-lake-fishing-lake-out-back-3-lakes

Trail surface

48% paved8% dirt2% grass42% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:36 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:16 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:36 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:04 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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