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Bald Mountain State Recreation Area

East Graham Lake–Heart Lake, 6 lakes

4.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 35 min

East Graham Lake–Heart Lake, 6 lakes is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Bald Mountain State Recreation Area near Rudds Mill, MI. The route passes Dorn Lake, East Graham Lake, Tamarack Lake and Heart Lake before reaching Carpenter Lake at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi948 – 1,001 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Predmore Road Connector 42.78752, -83.18081
Nearest town Rudds Mill, MI
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East Graham Lake–Heart Lake, 6 lakes

4.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 949–999 ft

Out & Back · Bald Mountain State Recreation Area

Trailhead: Predmore Road Connector · 42.78752, -83.18081

Weather Sep 20: Light drizzle, high 65°F / low 57° · precip 27% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:36 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Predmore Road Connector, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Dorn Lake.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Orange, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miPass East Graham Lake.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left onto Green, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miPass Tamarack Lake.
  7. 50 ftPass Heart Lake.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto White, heading NW.
  9. 0.6 miTurn left onto Blue, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miPass Carpenter Lake.
  11. 100 ftReach East Graham Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right onto White, heading N.
  13. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right onto Orange, heading NE.
  15. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  16. 0.5 miTurn right onto Predmore Road Connector, heading NW.
  17. 0.3 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/east-graham-lake-heart-lake-out-back-8-lakes-8-km-a79a

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 65°F57°
Precip27%Wind13 mphUV1Humidity82%
Rained 0.2″ yesterday
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 2% rain2 AM: 5% rain3 AM: 5% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 5% rain6 AM: 3% rain7 AM: 4% rain8 AM: 3% rain9 AM: 5% rain10 AM: 15% rain11 AM: 25% rain12 PM: 27% rain1 PM: 17% rain2 PM: 15% rain3 PM: 15% rain4 PM: 6% rain5 PM: 2% rain6 PM: 1% rain7 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 7:19 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:36 PM
Mon 60°50°
Tue 65°47°
Wed 58°54°
Thu 70°49°
Fri 69°45°
Sat 73°46°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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