AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Duck Lake

2.7 mi · ▲ 144 ft · 58 min

Duck Lake is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Pinckney, MI. The route reaches Duck Lake. It is mostly level, with 144 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi896 – 955 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.48290, -83.96790
Nearest town Pinckney, MI
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Duck Lake

2.7 mi · ▲ 144 ft · 58 min

Elevation 896–956 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.48290, -83.96790

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftPass Duck Lake.
  4. 0.9 miReach Duck Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.5 miArrive 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-out-back-5656

Trail surface

92% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:22 AMSunset 7:39 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM — 2 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Pinckney, Michigan