Island Lake State Recreation Area
Fieldcrest Pathway
5.4 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Fieldcrest Pathway is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Island Lake State Recreation Area near Whitmore Lake, MI. It is mostly level, with 29 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
5.4 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 860–916 ft
Out & Back · Island Lake State Recreation Area
Trailhead: Fieldcrest Pathway · 42.46815, -83.75471
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:36 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Fieldcrest Pathway, heading NW.
- 2.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 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 NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Fieldcrest Pathway, heading SE.
- 2.4 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 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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