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Pontiac Lake State Recreation Area

Equestrian Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 145 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Equestrian Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Pontiac Lake State Recreation Area near Oxbow, MI. It is mostly level, with 145 ft of elevation gain. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi971 – 1,070 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.67593, -83.44370
Nearest town Oxbow, MI
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Equestrian Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 145 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 972–1,068 ft

Out & Back · Pontiac Lake State Recreation Area

Trailhead: 42.67593, -83.44370

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:35 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miSharp right onto Mountain Bike Trail, heading SW.
  7. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 300 ftBear right, heading W.
  9. 150 ftBear left onto Equestrian Trail, heading SW.
  10. 400 ftBear right onto Hiking Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miBear right onto Equestrian Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Hiking Trail, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 100 ftContinue straight onto Equestrian Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hiking Trail, heading NW.
  17. 0.2 miBear left onto Equestrian Trail, heading NE.
  18. 400 ftBear right, heading NE.
  19. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  20. 250 ftTurn right onto Mountain Bike Trail, heading E.
  21. 350 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  24. 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  26. 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/equestrian-trail-out-back-5-km-c813

Trail surface

4% dirt96% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:35 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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