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Bald Mountain State Recreation Area

East Graham Lake–Heart Lake, 5 lakes

5 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 44 min

East Graham Lake–Heart Lake, 5 lakes is a 5-mile out-and-back in Bald Mountain State Recreation Area near Lakeville, MI. The route passes Adams Lake, Mill Pond, East Graham Lake and Shoe Lake before reaching Heart Lake at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi948 – 1,070 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.80493, -83.17082
Nearest town Lakeville, MI
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East Graham Lake–Heart Lake, 5 lakes

5 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 949–1,070 ft

Out & Back · Bald Mountain State Recreation Area

Trailhead: 42.80493, -83.17082

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Adams Lake.
  3. 50 ftPass Mill Pond.
  4. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  5. 150 ftTurn right onto Trail Loop D & Connector Trail, heading W.
  6. 450 ftBear left onto Trail Loop D, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading S.
  8. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  9. 250 ftBear right onto Trail Loop D, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Trail Loop D, heading S.
  12. 150 ftBear left onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Trail Loop D, heading SW.
  14. 100 ftTurn left onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading W.
  15. 100 ftBear right onto Bald Mountain Connector, heading W.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left onto Orange, heading S.
  17. 0.9 miPass East Graham Lake.
  18. 0.5 miPass Shoe Lake.
  19. 50 ftPass Heart Lake.
  20. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  21. 250 ftTurn left onto White, heading SW.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  23. 150 ftReach East Graham Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  25. 250 ftBear right onto Orange, heading W.
  26. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  27. 0.9 miTurn right onto Bald Mountain Connector, heading NE.
  28. 0.3 miBear left onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading N.
  29. 100 ftTurn right onto Trail Loop D, heading N.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading N.
  31. 50 ftBear right onto Trail Loop D, heading NE.
  32. 150 ftTurn left onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading NE.
  33. 50 ftContinue straight onto Trail Loop D, heading NE.
  34. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  35. 250 ftBear right onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading W.
  36. 250 ftTurn right onto Trail Loop D, heading N.
  37. 0.2 miBear right onto Trail Loop D & Connector Trail, heading NE.
  38. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  39. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  40. 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/east-graham-lake-heart-lake-out-back-8-lakes-8-km-3880

Trail surface

4% gravel2% dirt94% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:34 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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