Elkhorn Lake & Buckhorn Lake via Paint Creek to Polly Ann Trail Connector
3.9 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elkhorn Lake & Buckhorn Lake via Paint Creek to Polly Ann Trail Connector is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Polly Ann Trail near Lake Orion Heights, MI. The route passes Elkhorn Lake before reaching Buckhorn Lake at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 28 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
3.9 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 988–1,037 ft
Out & Back · Polly Ann Trail
Trailhead: Paint Creek to Polly Ann Trail Connector · 42.76619, -83.27898
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 65°F / low 57° · precip 29% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:36 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Paint Creek to Polly Ann Trail Connector, heading E.
- 0.4 miPass Elkhorn Lake.
- 1.4 miPass Buckhorn Lake.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 300 ftReach Elkhorn Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 1.8 miArrive 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 1.5 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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