Duck Lake & Powell Lake via Polly Ann Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Duck Lake & Powell Lake via Polly Ann Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Polly Ann Trail near Oxford, MI. The route passes Powell Lake and Duck Lake. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Duck Lake & Powell Lake via Polly Ann Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 997–1,045 ft
Out & Back · Polly Ann Trail
Trailhead: 42.81671, -83.26880
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Powell Lake.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Polly Ann Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.8 miPass Duck Lake.
- 0.7 miReach Duck Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM — 13 min before dark.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Duck Lake–Powell Lake, 3 lakes 10.7 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Oxford Lake–Powell Lake, 4 beaches 5.9 mi · ▲ 62 ft
- Bailey Lake 2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Bailey Lake 2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Scripter Park Beach 3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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