Island Lake State Recreation Area
Fieldcrest Pathway
4.8 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Fieldcrest Pathway is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Island Lake State Recreation Area near Whitmore Lake, MI. 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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Fieldcrest Pathway
4.8 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 867–916 ft
Out & Back · Island Lake State Recreation Area
Trailhead: 42.47272, -83.75512
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:23 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Fieldcrest Pathway, heading N.
- 2.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear right onto Green Oak Avenue, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Fieldcrest Pathway, heading SE.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM — 7 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Fieldcrest Pathway 4.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Blue Trail & JCPenney Connector via Fieldcrest Pathway 7.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- JCPenney Connector via Fieldcrest Pathway 4.8 mi · ▲ 28 ft
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