Elkhorn Lake & Buckhorn Lake via Paint Creek to Polly Ann Trail Connector
3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elkhorn Lake & Buckhorn Lake via Paint Creek to Polly Ann Trail Connector is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Lake Orion Heights, MI. The route passes Buckhorn Lake before reaching Elkhorn Lake at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Elkhorn Lake & Buckhorn Lake via Paint Creek to Polly Ann Trail Connector
3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 988–1,016 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.76149, -83.24486
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 63°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Buckhorn Lake.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Paint Creek to Polly Ann Trail Connector, heading NE.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Elkhorn Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, 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 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Elkhorn Lake–Buckhorn Lake, 3 lakes 10 mi · ▲ 133 ft
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