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Pontiac Lake State Recreation Area

Equestrian Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 56 min

Equestrian Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Pontiac Lake State Recreation Area near Oxbow, MI. It is mostly level, with 197 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,017 – 1,116 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.68167, -83.49021
Nearest town Oxbow, MI
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Equestrian Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 56 min

Elevation 1,017–1,116 ft

Out & Back · Pontiac Lake State Recreation Area

Trailhead: 42.68167, -83.49021

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:37 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 450 ftTurn right onto Equestrian Trail, heading E.
  3. 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 1.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 150 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/equestrian-trail-out-back-4-km-c248

Trail surface

89% dirt11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:37 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM — 2 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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