Duck Lake & Powell Lake via Polly Ann Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Duck Lake & Powell Lake via Polly Ann Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Polly Ann Trail near Lake Orion Heights, MI. The route passes Duck Lake before reaching Powell Lake at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 29 ft of elevation gain. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Duck Lake & Powell Lake via Polly Ann Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 997–1,037 ft
Out & Back · Polly Ann Trail
Trailhead: 42.78811, -83.26744
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:36 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Polly Ann Trail Connector, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Polly Ann Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miPass Duck Lake.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Powell Lake.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Duck Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Polly Ann Trail Connector, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:14 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM — 12 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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